Imagining LatinX Intimacies

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Edward A. Chamberlain. Imagining LatinX Intimacies

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Formative Contexts: The Concepts and Histories of Queer Latinx Spaces

Making Connections: Methods for Examining Queer Latinx Spaces

The Chapters and Organization of. Imagining Latinx Intimacies

Notes

Close to Home: Rescripting Domestic Spaces

Reimagining the Family Home

Contextualizing the Queer Interiors of Puerto Rican Lives and Storytelling

Negrón-Muntaner’s Portrayals of Social Domesticity and Dance Spaces

Agosto-Rosario’s Short Stories of Dancing, Death, and Queer Relationality

A World Reimagined: The Social Mixing and Mixed Methods of Queer Domesticities

Notes

Enhancing Schools

Understanding the Realities and Representation of LGBTQ Student Spaces

From Home to School: Forging Alliances in González’s The Mariposa Club

The Crafting and Styling of Queer Alliances in Sánchez’s Novel Getting It

Culminating Ideas: Enhancing Schools to Benefit the Communities

Notes

Far from Home: Alternative and Imaginary Spaces

Connecting and Performing Online

Approaches for the Web-Conscious Texts of. Puerto Rican Queers

Connecting the Contexts and Histories of. Queer Web Texts

Rethinking the Love Story and Social Spaces in Lozada’s Queer Text

Queer Language and Style in the Multimedia Texts of Arroyo and Lozada

Celebrating Online Fluidity and Playfulness in Queer Web Narratives

Notes

Mapping Poetic Spaces

Positioning Poetics: Hybrid Bodies and Natural Spaces in Art and Criticism

Aligning with Nature: Anzaldúa’s Poetry of Slithering, Spinning, and Quaking

Textual Innovations: Arroyo’s Poetry of Sharks, Hollywood, and Landscapes

Resisting Simple Endings: Developing Inventive Futures in Queerly Hybrid Poetry

Notes

Navigating Spectacular Spaces

Configuring the Critical Lens, Illuminating. the Cultural Connections

A Young Chilean American’s Experience with. Social Alterity

Embracing the Spectacle in the Everyday, Narrating the Spectacle’s Potentials

Perceptions of Ethnicity, Race, and Identity in. Reyes’s Memoir

Notes

Afterword

Bridging and Remembering: Connective Moments and Remaking Geographies

Notes

Appendix

I. Information for Community, Civic Engagement, and Culture

II. Information for Families, Relationships, and Youths

III. Information for Instructors and Scholars

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

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Storytelling expands our understanding of the world. Through stories, we weave together the experiences, ideas, and language that unite us as human beings. The storytellers among my family taught me how to observe an experience, explore the tension, and remember my roots. As a child of the 1980s, I came to love the stories that family members would share at our small house, a place where people gathered to tell tales about faraway lands, including Australia, Germany, and South Korea. During winter months, we kept the cold winds at bay by sharing tales in the warmth of our little kitchen. Then a family of crickets would find their way into the house, surprising us as we shared stories. An eclectic mix of stories and people shaped my early years and this book’s development. They showed me how kinship and community can take many forms beyond the ones we are first taught. Hence, I wish to acknowledge how my family members and friends have fueled my love of stories, community, and places around the world.

My parents and siblings taught me to have humility and patience, which has enabled me to persist and refine my ability to tell a story in writing. We now live far from one another so we make do by sharing stories digitally. My grandmothers, aunts, and cousins also have taught me to remember the past, including the loved ones far from home. A good number of friends also have played key roles in keeping me levelheaded during challenging times. I am very grateful for the company of my friends as I made several moves and journeys. Erwin, John, and Chelis kept me focused during my visits to various parts of the world. I am also thankful for the sage advice of Kristen Yourno, who read portions of the manuscript at a key stage in the process. Her insights and questions led me to make the manuscript more accessible. Andrea Gutierrez, likewise, offered a great number of suggestions, which improved the writing. Additionally, I am lucky to have met several thoughtful people, including Alexandra, Dave, Derek, Jason, and Virginia. These lovely folks have kept me in good spirits as I adapted to new challenges in recent years. I also must recognize a kind group of friends in Bloomington, Indiana, who lent meaningful support.

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Trystan Cotten, “Introduction: Migration and Morphing,” Transgender Migrations: The Bodies, Borders, and Politics of Transition, ed. Trystan Cotten (New York: Routledge, 2012), 1–8.

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