The Chicano Familia Romance Rosalinda Fregoso. Central Themes (tropes) The place of indigenous music and iconography Circular migrations-old and new Mexico.

The Chicano Familia Romance The Chicano Familia Romance Rosalinda FregosoRosalinda Fregoso

Central Themes (tropes)Central Themes (tropes)

The place of indigenous music and iconographyThe place of indigenous music and iconographyCircular migrations-old and new MexicoCircular migrations-old and new MexicoEl Californio’s territorial claimsEl Californio’s territorial claimsService workersService workersRepatriation in the 1930sRepatriation in the 1930sState repression-police and governmentState repression-police and governmentPolitical activism-through ToniPolitical activism-through ToniIncarceration-through JimmyIncarceration-through JimmyRecorded memory, the history-through PacoRecorded memory, the history-through Paco

Mi Familia and the “all out war over Mi Familia and the “all out war over family values”family values”

1990s time of “moral panic”1990s time of “moral panic”

Political agenda promoted the notion of Political agenda promoted the notion of the Republican social agenda and the the Republican social agenda and the strong family values perceived among strong family values perceived among Latinos. The “natural alliance”: marriage Latinos. The “natural alliance”: marriage as sacred, replicated the ideal family as sacred, replicated the ideal family image and gender heirarchiesimage and gender heirarchies

My Family’s representationMy Family’s representation

An idealized family: overlooks the An idealized family: overlooks the complexity of the family arrangementscomplexity of the family arrangementsIgnores the dynamic alternatives with Ignores the dynamic alternatives with family and its membersfamily and its membersIgnores the polarized family, the incest, Ignores the polarized family, the incest, the abuse, the rape, the spousal batterythe abuse, the rape, the spousal batteryIgnores non-traditional familes: blended Ignores non-traditional familes: blended families, single parenting, abandonment, families, single parenting, abandonment, lesbian and gay possibilitieslesbian and gay possibilities

My Family and other themesMy Family and other themes

Masculinized hope—through males, Jose, Masculinized hope—through males, Jose, Jimmy, PacoJimmy, PacoOedipal crisis: conflict between father and Oedipal crisis: conflict between father and son (Jose and Chucho, Jimmy and son (Jose and Chucho, Jimmy and Carlitos)Carlitos)No alternative for male authority, agencyNo alternative for male authority, agencyReemphasis on male positions of power Reemphasis on male positions of power and authority within the familyand authority within the familyToni: the great exceptionToni: the great exception

My Family and Catholic InfluencesMy Family and Catholic Influences

Jose and Maria: Joseph and Mary—her Jose and Maria: Joseph and Mary—her subservience to father (Jose) and son subservience to father (Jose) and son (Chucho and Jimmy) in the narrative (Chucho and Jimmy) in the narrative choiceschoices

Jimmy and Chucho as the “sacrificial Jimmy and Chucho as the “sacrificial lamb”-endure pain, incarceration, suffering lamb”-endure pain, incarceration, suffering and oppressionand oppression

Generalized female subordinationGeneralized female subordination