Journal of International and Intercultural Communication
2019

Mapping migrant vernacular discourses: Mestiza consciousness, nomad thought, and Latina/o/x migrant movement politics in the United States (Article)

Lechuga M.*
  • a The University of New Mexico, United States

Abstract

This essay reads the Latina/o/x migrant vernacular discourses that emerge out of pro-migrant activism. Anzaldúa’s notion of mestizaje–a logic of border consciousness–is put into conversation with Deleuze’s notion of nomad thought–a logic of movement–to inform a rhetorical strategy for reading the vernacular archive of social movement discourse. The “No Papers, No Fear” is one such social movement that demonstrate the logic of mestizaje/nomadism in their communication strategies. This study illuminates three tensions that define the ways Latina/o/x migrants in the US navigate the spaces of citizenship: tensions between movement/stasis, migrant identity/national identity, and fear/safety. © 2019, © 2019 National Communication Association.

Author Keywords

Latina/o/x Migration Vernacular Discourse Mestizaje Nomad Thought Movement

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85066879357&doi=10.1080%2f17513057.2019.1617332&partnerID=40&md5=a3a023b1075b06ba5273d65064a98b21
DOI: 10.1080/17513057.2019.1617332
ISSN: 17513057
Original Language: English