"Can Cultural Studies Speak Spanish?" de Jorge Mariscal. Did he write it originally in English or Spanish? He seems to criticize young chicano scholars who do not incorporate Spanish-language materials in their research (who write about the Zapatista movement with out citing any Mexican critics). He attributes this to the influence of the the Black Legend, but I wonder if it's not also because these young scholars are US born and raised and perhaps bilingual speakers, but not readers and writers.
"...US latinos presently constitute the 5th largest ethnic-linguistic community in all of Latin America. Projections suggest that by 2050 they will be the 3rd largest." (CCS 235).
"...cultural studies workers will have to make a concerted effort to become fluent in non-English traditions if they are to realize the acts of 'translation, rearticulation, transcoding [and] transculturation' outlined by Stuart Hall..." (CCS 235).
"I am assuming that one of our goals continues to be to intensify the critique of neoliberalism and neo-imperialism and not merely to celebrate the act of 'crossing borders' and the fact, for example, that the Japanese are fans of Freddy Fender." (CCS 235). My italics. ¡ Freddy Fender! I'm going to cue up "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" and then "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" (the bilingual version!) on my iTunes.
And as if that weren't enough, he also winks to Black Eyed Peas, Wu-Tang Clan and Ozomatli! Wonder if he's heard their collaboration with the Klezmatics yet??
No no no, I'm not making fun of him. I loved the article. It engaged my mind like none of the others.
But, I'm going to do the responsible thing and write about the "Sex in Public" article!
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