Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1 From the Shadows of the Spanish Fantasy Heritage to a Transnational Imaginary 2 "No Cultural Icon": Marisela Norte and Spoken Word-East L.A. Noir and the U.S./Mexico Border 3 The Politics of Representation: Queerness and the Transnational Family in Luis Alfaro's Performance 4 Translated/Translating Woman: Comedienne/Solo Performer Marga Gomez, "Sending All Those Puerto Ricans Back to Mexico," and the Politics of a Sexualized Location 5 "'Soy Punkera, Y Que?": Sexuality, Translocality, and Punk in Los Angeles and Beyond 6 Bridge over Troubled Borders: The Transnational Appeal of Chicano Popular Music Epilogue: "Call Us Americans, 'Cause We Are All from the Americas": Latinos at Home in Canada NotesBibliography Index About the Author

About the Author

Michelle Habell-Pallan is assistant professor in the department of American ethnic studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. She is the co-editor with Mary Romero of Latino/a Popular Culture (NYU Press, 2002).

Reviews

"Loca Motion is a work of intelligent exuberance. Michelle Habell-Pallan has the eyes, ears, and heart to read popular performance, culture, and music as the new archives of Chicana and Latina transnational and translocal histories." --Lisa Lowe,UC San Diego "Forget about Ricky Martin and Shakira, here come El Vez and Marga Gomez. Habell-Pallan has produced a highly original study of Chicano/Latino popular culture and of its local, national and international dimensions by taking us into the world of alternative and experimental Chicano/Latino art." --Arlene Davila, author of Barrio Dreams "Offers insight into the dynamics of race, class, gender and sexuality."--Hispanic Link Weekly Report