Bodies at War: Genealogies of Militarism in Chicana Literature and Culture

310 Pages·2017·2.345 MB·English

by  Belinda Linn Rincón

Bodies at War

Belinda linn rincón
Bodies at War
Genealogies of Militarism in Chicana
Literature and Culture
THE UNIVERSITY OF
ARIZONA PRESS
TUCSON
The University of Arizona Press
www.uapress.arizona.edu
© 2017 by The Arizona Board of Regents
All rights reserved. Published 2017
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ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-3585-9 (paper)
Cover design by Miriam Warren
Cover photo: Tierra y Libertad, before the test shoot (2012) by Nao Bustamente
Publication of this book is made possible in part by the proceeds of a permanent endowment created
with the assistance of a Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal
agency.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Rincón Belinda Linn, author.
Title: Bodies at war : genealogies of militarism in Chicana literature and culture / Belinda Linn Rincón.
Description: Tucson : : The University of Arizona Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017010448 | ISBN 9780816535859 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Mexican American women—Social conditions. | Militarism—United States—
History—20th century. | Militarism—United States—History—21st century. | Neoliberalism—
United States—History—20th century. | Neoliberalism—United States—History—21st century.
Classification: LCC E184.S75 R56 2017 | DDC 305.48/86872073—dc23 LC record available at
https://lccn.loc.gov/2017010448
This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper).
Para Rodrigo,
quien tiene todo mi corazón
For Stella and Lola,
my finest creations, my highest achievements, my deepest loves
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contents
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
introduction: reading chicana literature in the shadow of War 3
1 the ethics of chicana Grief and Grievance: activist and
literary responses to the U.s. War in Viet nam 41
2 “Your safety net is Yourself”: neoliberal Militarism in
elena rodriguez’s Peacetime 94
3 War, time, Wound: anti-neoliberal Militarism in the
Work of Graciela limón and lorna dee cervantes 120
4 Home/land insecurities: chicana/latina Mothers and the
reproduction of national security 159
conclusion: oneiric Futures 205
Notes 219
Bibliography 267
Index 289

illUstrations
1. “Hispanic families instill important values,” U.S. Marines
advertisement, 2011 4
2. Cpl. Kristine Tejeda providing security in Iraq, 2013 29
3. ¡Fuera de Indochina!, screen print by Rupert García, 1970 60
4. Page 1, antiwar pamphlet, La batalla está aquí, 1972 67
5. Page 5, antiwar pamphlet, La batalla está aquí, 1972 70
6. Page 4, antiwar pamphlet, La batalla está aquí, 1972 72
7. Screenshot of online flash game Border Patrol 167
8. “Su entrenamiento empezó en casa,” U.S. Marines
advertisement, 2007 174
9. Illustrated page from bilingual children’s book Good Night
Captain Mama, 2013 181
10. Resist U.S. Imperialism, screen print by Favianna
Rodriguez, 2007 213
11. “Test Shoot for Tierra y Libertad, ” by Nao Bustamante, 2012 216