11 Neoliberalism and the Negotiation of the American Dream in Contemporary Latina Narratives

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of Tables and Figures v
4. Notes on Contributors vi
5. Introduction: Everyday Life in (Post-)Neoliberal Latin America 1
6. Imaginaries, Sociability and Cultural Patterns in the Post- Neoliberal Era: A Glance at the Argentinean, Paraguayan, and Venezuelan Experiences 21
7. Making Neoliberal Selves: Popular Psychology in Contemporary Mexico 47
8. From Uribe's “Democratic Security” to Santo's Peace Accords with the FARC: Hate, Fear, Hope and other Emotions in Contemporary Colombian Politics 71
9. Cine Bajo Tierra: Ecuador’s Booming Underground Cinema in the Aftermath of the Neoliberal Era 93
10. Neoliberalising Humanity: Culture and Popular Participation in the Case of the Street Market of Caruaru, Brazil 115
11. The Contribution of the Catholic Magazine Espacio Laical and the Constitution to the Cuban Public Sphere 135
12. Argentina: The Philosophical Resistance to the Conquest of the Soul 159
13. Fleeing (Post-)Chávez Memories: The 1990s and the Black Friday Generation 177
14. Re-imagined Community: The Mapuche Nation in Neoliberal Chile 195
15. Neoliberalism and the Negotiation of the American Dream in Contemporary Latina Narratives 221
16. Bare Life in Contemporary Mexico: Everyday Violence and Folk Saints 243
17. Index 261