Bridging cultures : reflections on the heritage identity of the Texas-Mexico borderlands /

Borderlands. They stretch across national boundaries. They encompass many shared interests, relationships and histories. They create a unique space that extends beyond the international boundary. They extend north and south of what we think of as the actual "border," encompassing even the...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Romo, Harriett (Editor), Dupont, William, 1961- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2021].
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Summerfield G. Roberts Texas history series.
Subjects:	Mexicans > Cultural assimilation > Texas. Cultural fusion > Mexican-American Border Region. Cultural property > Mexican-American Border Region. Group identity > Mexican-American Border Region. Architecture and transnationalism > Mexican-American Border Region. Border security > Mexican-American Border Region. Mexican Americans > Texas > Ethnic identity. Texas > Foreign relations > Mexico, North. Mexico, North > Foreign relations > Texas.

Table of Contents:

Section 1: Chronology in Context : 1. The Spanish Borderlands: An Overview / by Jesús F. de la Teja
2. The Indigenous Borderlands: Cultures without Boundaries / by Daniel J. Gelo
Section 2: Defining Heritage Continuity and Contemporary Values in the Built Environment : 3. The Architecture of the Twentieth Century: Management of a Cultural Tradition of Modernity / by Enrique X. de Anda Alanis
4. The Many Values of Cultural Heritage / by William A. Dupont
5. The Question of Modern Heritage: Mid-Twentieth Century Architecture of the Texas-Tamaulipas Border / by Stephen Fox
6. Picturing Reynosa: Visualizing the Past of a Río Bravo Mexican Border Town / by Daniel D. Arreola
Section 3: Continuity of Cultural Heritage : 7. Extended Borders and Cultural Citizenship / by Harriett D. Romo and Gabriel Aguilar
8. The Enduring Practice of Quinceañeras in the Borderlands: How a Timeless Ritual Maintains Culture, Language, and Latinx Identities / by Patricia Sánchez and Melinda Vargas
9. Texas Borderlands Artists: A Modern Perspective / by Ricardo Romo
10. Traversing Beloved Topographies of Immanence: Storying the Borderlands Imaginary / by John Phillip Santos
Section 4: Discontinuity of Cultural Heritage : 11. Militarized Borders and Digital Bridges: Ethnography, Art Exhibitions, and Archives / by Margaret E. Dorsey and Miguel Díaz-Barriga
12. A History of Conflict and Resilience: Borderlands Transformations / by Harriett d. Romo and William A. Dupont.