Quinceaneras

Jillian M. Baez is a professor of Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies at Hunter College. She is the author of In Search of Belonging: Latinas, Media, and Citizenship. Diana Leon-Boys is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the author of Elena, Princesa of the Periphery: Disney's Flexible Latina Girl. Angharad N. Valdivia is Emerita Research Professor at the Institute of Communications Research and the Department of Latina/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Table of Contents Introduction Jillian M. Baez, Diana Leon-Boys, Angharad N. Valdivia PART I: Representations of Quinceaneras in Film and Television Chapter One: "Remixing Quinceanera Traditions in The Fosters and Superman and Lois: Not Just a Birthday Party" Sonya M Aleman, Claudia Evans Zepeda, and Mari Castaneda Chapter Two: "A Plastic Cultural Celebration: The Quinceanera for All Ages" Diana Leon-Boys Chapter Three: "The Tragic Denial of Citizenship in On My Block's Quinceanera" Litzy Galarza Chapter Four: "Documenting/Documentary Quinces: Transitioning into Joy in Latinx/e Community Storytelling" Rachel Gonzalez-Martin PART II: Consumption and Exhibitions of Quinceaneras Chapter Five: "Our Dream Quinceanera Exhibit: Foregrounding Joy and Labor in Gendered Ethnic Production" Angharad N. Valdivia Chapter Six: "Quinceanera Ontologies: (Mediated) Latine Girlhoods...and Other Stories" Stephanie Perez Chapter Seven: "Challenging Latine/x Myths in Latinx Digital Media Coverage of Quinceaneras" Jillian M. Baez and Kelly Ferguson PART III: Transgressive Quinceaneras Chapter Eight: "Quinceanera Domesticana: Reading Latina Girlhood, Border Politics, and Consumption in Yvette Mayorga's "Really Safe in My Room in America" Jillian Hernandez Chapter Nine: "Designing a Quinceanero: The Quince Celebration and Potentials for Critical Hope" Michael DeAnda Chapter Ten: "Cincuentaneras on TikTok: Digital Feminist Celebrations of Senoras and 50th Birthdays" Dolores Ines Casillas and Karla Larranaga Chapter Eleven: "Queerness in Quinceanera Dance Performances and the Engano Cultural of Quinceanera Spaces" Ariana Cano Works Cited Appendices Appendix A: Latina Feminist Media Independent Studies Appendix B: Girlhood Studies Reading List Appendix C: Brief Latina Feminist Quinceanera Scholarship Appendix D: Quinceanera Stories Visual Media Filmography