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Bodies at War Belinda linn rincón Bodies at War Genealogies of Militarism in Chicana Literature and Culture THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona.edu © 2017 by The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserved. Published 2017 Printed in the United States of America 22 21 20 19 18 17 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-3585-9 (paper) Cover design by Miriam Warren Cover photo: Tierra y Libertad, before the test shoot (2012) by Nao Bustamente Publication of this book is made possible in part by the proceeds of a permanent endowment created with the assistance of a Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Rincón Belinda Linn, author. Title: Bodies at war : genealogies of militarism in Chicana literature and culture / Belinda Linn Rincón. Description: Tucson : : The University of Arizona Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017010448 | ISBN 9780816535859 (pbk. : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Mexican American women—Social conditions. | Militarism—United States— History—20th century. | Militarism—United States—History—21st century. | Neoliberalism— United States—History—20th century. | Neoliberalism—United States—History—21st century. Classification: LCC E184.S75 R56 2017 | DDC 305.48/86872073—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017010448 This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). Para Rodrigo, quien tiene todo mi corazón For Stella and Lola, my finest creations, my highest achievements, my deepest loves x contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi introduction: reading chicana literature in the shadow of War 3 1 the ethics of chicana Grief and Grievance: activist and literary responses to the U.s. War in Viet nam 41 2 “Your safety net is Yourself”: neoliberal Militarism in elena rodriguez’s Peacetime 94 3 War, time, Wound: anti-neoliberal Militarism in the Work of Graciela limón and lorna dee cervantes 120 4 Home/land insecurities: chicana/latina Mothers and the reproduction of national security 159 conclusion: oneiric Futures 205 Notes 219 Bibliography 267 Index 289 illUstrations 1. “Hispanic families instill important values,” U.S. Marines advertisement, 2011 4 2. Cpl. Kristine Tejeda providing security in Iraq, 2013 29 3. ¡Fuera de Indochina!, screen print by Rupert García, 1970 60 4. Page 1, antiwar pamphlet, La batalla está aquí, 1972 67 5. Page 5, antiwar pamphlet, La batalla está aquí, 1972 70 6. Page 4, antiwar pamphlet, La batalla está aquí, 1972 72 7. Screenshot of online flash game Border Patrol 167 8. “Su entrenamiento empezó en casa,” U.S. Marines advertisement, 2007 174 9. Illustrated page from bilingual children’s book Good Night Captain Mama, 2013 181 10. Resist U.S. Imperialism, screen print by Favianna Rodriguez, 2007 213 11. “Test Shoot for Tierra y Libertad, ” by Nao Bustamante, 2012 216