The flan revolution: A rhetoric of border lands, border walls, and border epistemologies
by Reynoso, Enrique, Jr., M.A., PURDUE UNIVERSITY, 2011, 78 pages; 1501823

Abstract:

The US-Mexico border has been fraught with complication from its inception, particularly in South Texas. The movement of people in and out of each country has been tied to various political movements and acts. To that end, this thesis views the recent construction of the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley as a site of rhetorical analysis. The result of this analysis will be a disentanglement of the various power relations and forces at play, whether they be economic, social, racial, governmental, etc. Additionally, I argue that abstracting sites and acts such as these can help bring students an awareness of complex and often uncomfortable subjects of racism and ideology. Finally, I will emphasize the use of decolonial and border approaches through the narrative structure of this document.

 
AdviserSamantha Blackmon
SchoolPURDUE UNIVERSITY
SourceMAI/ 50-03, p. , Dec 2011
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsLatin American studies; International relations; Technical communication; Rhetoric
Publication Number1501823
Adobe PDF Access the complete dissertation:
 

» Find an electronic copy at your library.
  Use the link below to access a full citation record of this graduate work:
  http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl%3furl_ver=Z39.88-2004%26res_dat=xri:pqdiss%26rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation%26rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1501823
  If your library subscribes to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database, you may be entitled to a free electronic version of this graduate work. If not, you will have the option to purchase one, and access a 24 page preview for free (if available).

About ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
With over 2.3 million records, the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database is the most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world. It is the database of record for graduate research.

The database includes citations of graduate works ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester. Of the 2.3 million graduate works included in the database, ProQuest offers more than 1.9 million in full text formats. Of those, over 860,000 are available in PDF format. More than 60,000 dissertations and theses are added to the database each year.

If you have questions, please feel free to visit the ProQuest Web site - http://www.proquest.com - or call ProQuest Hotline Customer Support at 1-800-521-3042.