CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. CHAPTER 1 Gang Subcultures as (De)colonial Praxis 1
5. CHAPTER 2 The Shared Experience of (De)colonial Gang Life 47
6. CHAPTER 3 The Toxified Female Masculinities of (De)colonial Gang Girls 89
7. CHAPTER 4 (De)colonial Gay Locos, Disidentifications, and Counterpublics 127
8. CHAPTER 5 The Queer Utopian Futurity of Failed Gang Members 159
9. AFTERWORD The Immigrant/Gang Member Binary in Latina/o/x Literature and Film 183
10. Selected Filmography 199
11. Notes 201
12. References 225
13. Index 241