Xicanx
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Xicanx (
Xicanx started to emerge in the
Usage and pronunciation
Similar to Xicana and Xicano, the meaning of the X- in Xicanx is also reflected in
Contemporary usage of the term Xicanx has been described as taking on new meanings. Luna and Estrada state that it has transformed to "reject Mexica-centrism, and instead can be viewed from a broader perspective, one that more widely embraces the
The rejection of this coloniality in Xicanx forefronts gender neutrality, which is represented in the second x in Xicanx. As noted by Acosta Matos, "the fact that Nahuatl and the Mayan languages do not have grammatical gender classes has also influenced the deployment of gender neutral forms" of terminology.
In literature and scholarship
Decoloniality
Artist Roy Martinez describes Xicanx as "not being bound to the feminine or masculine aspects," stating that "it's not a set thing" that people should feel enclosed in, but that it is a fluid identity that extends beyond fitting within the gender binary and beyond borders.[18] In an analysis of Alfred Arteaga's poetry, editor David Lloyd states that "the invocation of the shifting times and spaces through which Xicanx culture and poetics have emerged out of an indigenous context through successive colonial displacements and the imposition of layers of imperial languages is crucial to Arteaga's mapping of the material foundations of a specifically Xicanx worldview, lodged in displacement and hybridity than any fixed identity."[19] As stated by writer Christina Noriega, "there is no one 'formula' to be Xicanx."[20]
Rose Borunda and Lorena Magalena Martinez describe the decolonial and transnational aspects of Xicanx identity:
The term "Xicanx" promotes a more inclusive and expansive view of Indigenous identity and stands separate from colonizing terms such as "Hispanic" or "Latino/a," terms that do not reflect indigeneity and that project the patriarchy of Spanish language with noun endings of "a" for female and "o" for male. The term, Xicanx, is inclusive of the Indigenous and colonized people of Mexican descent as well as the people who may originate from Central and South American nations.[1]
Chicano vs. Xicanx
Luis J. Rodriguez argues that both Xicanx and Chicano "mean the same thing" and describes Xicanx as "the most recent incarnation of a word that describes people that are neither totally Mexican nor totally what is conceived as American."[9] Jennie Luna and Gabriel S. Estrada state that while "the 1960s Chicano Movement focused on mestizo politics, later evolutions of the movement began to recognize the need for spiritual guidance and Indigenous perspectives" which has resulted in the emergence of Xicanx.[2]
Susy Zepeda argues that the Chicano Movement offered "surface-level representations of the
Organizations
Some
XicanX: New Visions was a national art exhibit curated by Dos Mestizx from February to June 2020 that featured the work of 34 artists. The exhibit received notable coverage after
The Raza Resource Centro at UC San Diego has hosted an annual Xicanx/Latinx Graduation ceremony since 2017.[26]
See also
- Tupac Enrique Acosta
- Arizona ban on ethnic studies
References
- ^ S2CID 225409343– via Springer.
- ^ ISBN 9780816541836.
- ^ a b c Gutierrez, David (Spring 2020). Pocos Pero Locos: Xicanx Principals and Administrators, Torchbearers on the Quest for Self-Preservation (Thesis). California State University, Sacramento. p. 2 – via Sacramento State Scholarworks.
- ^ "Xicanx Futurity". Feminist Research Institute UC Davis, YouTube. 11 October 2019.
- ISBN 9780816539567.
- ^ a b "From Chicano to Xicanx: A brief history of a political and cultural identity". The Daily Dot. 23 October 2017.
- ^ Dkelsen (24 March 2016). "Is the Term 'Chicano' Endangered?". OC Weekly.
- ^ Avila, Joseph (11 April 2016). "R'Perspective: Why Chicanx is anything, but outdated". The Highlander.
- ^ ISBN 9781609809737.
- ^ a b Zepeda, Susy (Spring 2020). "Decolonizing Xicana/x Studies: Healing the Susto of De-indigenization" (PDF). Atzlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies. 45: 227–29.[dead link]
- ISBN 9783039112814.
- ^ OCLC 72699085.
- ^ a b c Acosta Matos, Mariel M. (2018). "Graphic Representations of Grammatical Gender in Spanish Language Anarchist Publications". Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies: 42 – via Academia.edu.
- OCLC 1076485572.
- ISBN 9780942961027.
- ^ "Author Luis J. Rodriguez "From Our Land to Our Land"". Los Angeles Times. 5 February 2020.
- ISBN 9780190062996.
- ^ Calderón-Douglass, Barbara (16 March 2016). "Meet the Artist Bringing Queer and Chicano Culture Together in a Glorious NSFW Mashup". Vice.
- ISBN 9780819579706.
- ^ Noriega, Christina (16 February 2017). ""We Are Still Here" is a Gorgeous Book Capturing the Queer-Inclusive Evolution of East LA's Chicanx Identity". Remezcla.
- S2CID 203059084– via Taylor & Francis Online.
- ^ "Xicanx Institute for Teaching and Organizing". Xicanx Institute for Teaching and Organizing. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ISBN 9789004432864.
- ^ Meléndez Salinas, Claudia (19 September 2019). "Planting seeds of reform". Voices of Monterey Bay.
- ^ Rindfuss, Bryan (22 February 2020). "All You Need to Know About the 'Obscene' Video Censored by San Antonio's Department of Arts and Culture — Including How to Watch It". San Antonio Current. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Xicanx/Latinx Graduation". UC San Diego. Retrieved 30 December 2021.