Digital Activism in the Mexican Nations

Resistance, Catharsis, Transformation

AvDavid S. Dalton

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Digital Activism in the Mexican Nations analyzes Mexico's rich history of digital activism, which is among the most vibrant of any country in the Hispanic world. The book begins with a discussion of the Zapatista uprising of 1994—which is widely understood as the first digital social movement in the history of the world—and ends with a discussion of the digital strategies of migrant communities trekking through Mexico into the present.Conceptualizing (digital) activism as a type of performance, the book opens a dialogue with Brecht's binary of cathartic and transformative performance. As such, it suggests that activist movements centered on expressive manifestations of emotion tend to stifle a social movement's revolutionary potential by stifling their ability to resonate with potential allies outside their community. At the same time, it argues that the most successful digital social movements seek strategies to build connections with allies who can help them to shift state policy.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-09-08
Mått:156 x 235 x undefined mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Global Media and Race
Antal sidor:246
Förlag:Rutgers University Press
ISBN:9781978847774

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Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik
Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik

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David S. Dalton is the Ruth G. Shaw Humanities Fellow, professor of Spanish, and director of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is the author of Robo Sacer: Necroliberalism and Cyborg Resistance in Mexican and Chicanx Dystopias and Mestizo Modernity: Race, Technology, and the Body in Postrevolutionary Mexico.

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"A comprehensive exploration of how digital activists within and outside of Mexico build community, influence state policy, and effect change, David S. Dalton's innovative approach illuminates the intersections of performance, activism, and politics in the digital age. This is a timely must-read for those interested in the potential and limits of digital activism. - Brian T. Chandler, professor of Spanish at the University of North Carolina Wilmington"A fascinating study that is bound to become a major point of reference in Latin American digital culture studies. Bringing together case studies ranging from early pioneers such as the Digital Zapatistas, through to #NiUnaMás and beyond, the book marries perceptive analysis with theoretical robustness and delivers new insights into the complex negotiations at the heart of digital activism today. - Claire Taylor, Gilmour Chair of Spanish and professor of Hispanic studies at the University of Liverpool

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Introduction: From the Day Without Mexicans Strike to #YoSoy132: Social Movements and Digital Activism in the Mexican NationsPart I Internal Nations: Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Others1 From the EZLN to the Digital Zapatistas: Transnational Alliances and Transformative Performance2 Digital Feminism in Mexico: #MeToo, #NiUnaMás, #NiUnaMenos, and Cristina Rivera Garza's El invencible verano de LilianaPart II Migrant Nations: Foreign Actors in and from Mexico3 Of DREAMers and the DREAMer Diaspora: Activist Organizations, NGOs, and Digital Performance4 Migrant Nations in Mexico: Digital Community Building in the Central American and Haitian Diasporas in TijuanaConclusion: From Valor por Tamaulipas to Obbatala Collantes and LGBTQ Rights: Expanding the Scope of Digital Activism in the Mexican NationsAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex