Graduation Year

2024

Date of Submission

4-2024

Document Type

Campus Only Senior Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Chicanx/Latinx Studies

Reader 1

Suyapa Portillo Villeda

Reader 2

Martha Gonzalez

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Abstract

There is a dearth of research and understanding in how queerness and Chicanismo impact the overall well-being and health outcomes of Chicanos in the United States. This thesis examines Chicano and queer histories to better understand the conditions that complicates relationships with the family and culture. Previous scholarship on radical healing notes that a consciousness is required to heal from the suffering inflicted by U.S. systemic oppression and the oppressor. While one has understood how Chicanos have fought against oppressive systems in the past, how does it look like today? I will begin by looking at Chicano history to show how Jotería should be considered a Chicano tenant considering the goals of El Movimiento. I also consider parallels between queer Chicano imaginings and imaging to argue how the nightlife allows Chicanos to resist systemic oppression and seek liberation. In addition, the project component is an archival work which includes fictional events that are marketed as raves. The project has two mixtapes with genres, and songs that capture aspects of queer Chicano nightlife culture. By creating these pieces, I exhibit the ways in which Chicanos use the nightlife to engage in their fantasies and imaginings which work to heal traumas. There aren’t many testimonios about the nightlife let alone the nightlife that queer Chicanos often navigate such as raves or perreos. Understanding the environment these places cultivate can offer us a perspective to see how those on the margins thrive, how we push forward amidst the adversity.

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