The Northern Border of Mexico: Terrain of Displacement, Interaction and Dispute

Exclusion underlines the xenophobic edicts of the supposed mandate of the majority—predators of minorities—in daily acts of classism and racist jokes. These actions typically take place where different historicities enter into dispute as a result of displacement. This is the case in Baja California,...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Garduño, Everardo
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2016
País:México
Recursos:EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE
Repositório:Frontera Norte
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.colef.mx:article/194
Acesso em linha:https://fronteranorte.colef.mx/index.php/fronteranorte/article/view/194
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:exclusion
racism
xenophobia
border
Baja California
exclusión
racismo
xenofobia
frontera
Baja California.
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Resumo:Exclusion underlines the xenophobic edicts of the supposed mandate of the majority—predators of minorities—in daily acts of classism and racist jokes. These actions typically take place where different historicities enter into dispute as a result of displacement. This is the case in Baja California, where these expressions of exclusion are denied but not absent. This paper reveals how xenophobia and racism have been present throughout the history of this border, and have taken new forms today.