| ID | 116596 |
| Title Proper | Grieving for mestizaje |
| Other Title Information | alternative approaches to Maya identity in Yucatan, Mexico |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Reyes-Foster, Beatriz |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article takes as its point of departure the highly contested theoretical terrain of 'Maya' identity in Yucatan, Mexico. Set in the physical terrain of a state psychiatric hospital, this article uses a framework of identity culled from the narrative of a young woman, 'Claudina', committed to its wards, to argue that being 'in-between' categories of ethnic identity, an experience she characterises as a painful sense of ambiguous loss, can be fruitfully analysed using an analytical framework of ethnic identity introduced by Claudina herself. Specifically, I argue that categories of identity culled from Claudina's story - mestizaje and elegancia - represent a valuable opportunity to think about how power dynamics and relationships operate in situations of ambivalent identities and social suffering. To this end, I use Claudina's language as a point of departure for understanding the lived experience of everyday life in Yucatan today. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 19, No.6; Nov 2012: p.657-672 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 19, No.6; Nov 2012: p.657-672 |
| Key Words | Maya ; Yucatan ; Lived Lives ; Identity ; Culture ; Ethnicity |