Books, articles, and chapters on youth culture, resistance, and transnational politics.
University of California Press
This book examines the cultural politics of youth resistance in urban Mexico through the lens of hip-hop and punk movements. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, it maps how young people in Mexico's cities use music, art, and collective action to create autonomous spaces and challenge systems of exclusion, violence, and marginalization. The book traces connections between local cultural practices and transnational movements for social justice, arguing that youth cultural production is a form of political action that deserves serious scholarly attention.
Examines how racialization processes shape the political consciousness and organizing strategies of youth in border communities, with attention to how young people navigate multiple systems of classification and belonging.
Analyzes the role of street art and muralism in the 2006 social movement in Oaxaca, Mexico, arguing that visual culture served as both a tactical tool for communication and a means of reimagining collective identity.
Explores how transnational youth movements use digital platforms to coordinate action, share resources, and build solidarity while navigating surveillance, censorship, and platform capitalism.