Zines in Third Space: Radical Cooperation and Borderlands Rhetoric

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Zines in Third Space Zines in Third Space Radical Cooperation and Borderlands Rhetoric ADELA C. LICONA I need to acknowledge that earlier versions of excerpts from chapters in my book appeared as essays in the National Women’s Studies Association Journal in 2005 and in Nóesis: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades in 2007. Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2012 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production by Kelli W. LeRoux Marketing by Kate McDonnell Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Licona, Adela C. Zines in third space : radical cooperation and borderlands rhetoric / Adela Licona. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4384-4371-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Zines. 2. Third-wave feminism. 3. Communication—Social aspects. 4. Race relations. 5. Gender identity. 6. Social justice. I. Title. PN4878.3.L47 2012 791.43'6552—dc23 2011044030 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Cover credit: I am grateful to Tyrell Haberkorn of Rubyfruit Manifesto, Helen Luu of How to Stage a Coup, Nadia Khastagir and Design Action, and Jamie A. Lee of visionaries filmworks for the images and design of the front cover. For my father, who did not finish high school but had a self-proclaimed PhD in life, and who inspired my respect and admiration for public intellectuals. In recognition of his love for life and language, which was evidenced most poignantly at the end of his life through his Lake Obregon epistolaries. For my mother, whose steady—slow and steady—ways have fortified me and have ultimately given me grit. For my daughters, mis tesoros, Sophia and Aida, whose joyful and playful wisdom made the journey always sweeter and lighter, and whose wholehearted trust in me along the way helped me to learn to trust myself. Para mis herman@s—For Miguel Mario, who encouraged me to return to graduate school, listened to The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance with me on our shared commutes to grad school, and shared long conversations with me about the promises of radical pedagogies and the perils of hegemony (a word we delighted in learning to pronounce and understand and one that was banned for a while from our family gatherings). For Memo, who shared his haven on the mountaintop, in the summer of 2010, as a writing refuge. For Carlos and Wanda, who set up a makeshift podium in their cocina and listened to parts of this manuscript even though much of it is not their cup of tea. For Herli, for reading versions of chapters carefully and listening deeply throughout this process. And for Elisa, who always simply believed. For Jamie, whose deep respect for the value of the everyday stories of our lives inspires me, whose quirk and curiosity delights me, who is so very sweet to open my eyes to each morning, and whose kindness cultivates a home space that I always want to come home to. ...