Mexican Studies

Does Selective Migration Explain the Latino Paradox?: A Comparative Analysis of Mexicans in the U.S. and Mexico

by Georgiana Bostean

Published 5/23/2012 (OnlineFirst) in Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Latino immigrants, particularly Mexican, have some health advantages over U.S.-born Mexicans and Whites. Because of... more Latino immigrants, particularly Mexican, have some health advantages over U.S.-born Mexicans and Whites. Because of their lower socioeconomic status, this phenomenon has been called the epidemiologic “Hispanic Paradox.” While cultural theories have dominated explanations for the Paradox, the role of selective migration has been inadequately addressed. This study is among the few to combine Mexican and U.S. data to examine health selectivity in activity limitation, self-rated health, and chronic conditions among Mexican immigrants, ages 18 and over. Drawing on theories of selective migration, this study tested the “healthy migrant” and “salmon-bias” hypotheses by comparing the health of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. to non-migrants in Mexico, and to return migrants in Mexico. Results suggest that there are both healthy migrant and salmon-bias effects in activity limitation, but not other health aspects. In fact, consistent with prior research, immigrants are negatively selected on self-rated health. Future research should consider the complexities of migrants’ health profiles and examine selection mechanisms alongside other factors such as acculturation.

Carlos Fuentes: compromiso y literatura, periodismo y arte

by Catalina Quesada Gómez

Pubished in Caravelle. Cahiers du Monde Hispanique et Luso-brésilien, 90 (2008), pp. 105-120. ISSN 1147-6753

Mutatis mutandis: de Severo Sarduy a Mario Bellatin

by Catalina Quesada Gómez

Published in Boletín Hispánico Helvético. Historia, teoría(s), prácticas culturales, 17-18 (2011), pp. 297-320. ISSN 1660-4938

Ensayistas en fuga. Nuevas y ampliadas regiones del ensayo mexicano actual.

by Catalina Quesada Gómez

Published in Revista Iberoamericana. El ensayo de fines del siglo XX en América Latina y el Caribe. Continuidades y diferencias, LXXVIII, 240 (2012). ISSN 0034-9631

Globalization and Latin media powers: the case of Mexico's Televisa

by Andrew Paxman

Seguiremos al pendiente: Anselmo Guiú como pretexto en la obra de Guillermo Sheridan

by Raúl Bravo Aduna

Guillermo Sheridan no es sólo un académico y ensayista notable; es, también, un humorista capaz de poner en entredicho... more Guillermo Sheridan no es sólo un académico y ensayista notable; es, también, un humorista capaz de poner en entredicho la supuesta solidez de los géneros literarios y periodísticos. En este ensayo, Raúl Bravo Aduna elabora un análisis minucioso de estos rasgos de la obra de Sheridan en la figura de un personaje tan mordaz como jocoso: el reportero Anselmo Guiú.

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Fresh Views on the Old Past: The Postage Stamps of the Mexican Bicentennial

by Henio Hoyo

Published in: Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism 12(1):19-44. [2012]

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1754-9469.2012.01158.x/abstract

The year 2010 in Mexico marked both the 200th anniversary of the start of its independence movement and the 100th... more The year 2010 in Mexico marked both the 200th anniversary of the start of its independence movement and the 100th anniversary of its revolution. Besides several public events, a number of items including commemorative coins, banknotes, and stamps were produced to mark the occasion. This article analyses the postage stamps issued to commemorate the Mexican bicentennial. It does so by comparing these stamps with the ones issued for previous independence anniversaries, and then tracking changes and continuities in their messages. It is found that, on the one hand, the bicentennial postage stamps of Mexico promoted a particular narrative regarding the historical, territorial, and ethnic features of the Mexican independence process, which in many ways departs from previous, long-established nationalist narratives. But on the other hand, bicentennial stamps also demonstrate the influence of traditional interpretations of the national past – particularly those related to the Partido Revolucionario Institucional's (Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI) revolutionary nationalism doctrine – which are still being reproduced even after the 2000 democratic transition.

Roles of Women in the Mexican Revolution- Soldaderas, prostitutas, inteligentes e heroínas

by Journal of Research on Women and Gender

Sarah L. Carle and Cecilia J. Aragón, University of Wyoming

This essay examines the roles of women in Mexican Revolution plays written by Mexican playwrights, María Luisa Ocampo,... more This essay examines the roles of women in Mexican Revolution plays written by Mexican playwrights, María Luisa Ocampo, El corrido de Juan Saavedra (1929) and Elena Garro, Felipe Ángeles (1966). By theorizing the various roles that women held in the Mexican Revolution, these plays demonstrate how the female body consisting of sensuality and sexuality is negotiated within a political and social context to generate the roles of soldaderas, prostitutas, inteligentes and heroínas. The development of these terms intends to show the complexities that female bodies add to history, specifically, within the Mexican Revolution, as well as their impact on performative subjectivities, notions of femininity, and cultural production. Finally, by providing excerpts of the plays El corrido de Juan Saavedra and Felipe Ángeles, the essay provides a way to rethink the female body as something other than a sexualized and romanticized political symbol. The playwrights reflect on the connections and contradictions, as the Mexican female body constitutes sites for reconfigurations of power. The female bodies in each of the plays identify with a subjectivity that claims agency through a self-conscious process recreating the female body as an instrument of social and political resistance in the roles of soldaderas, prostitutas, inteligentes and heroínas.

Cinco siglos de posiciones alternativas, críticas y radicales en la psicología mexicana

by David Pavón-Cuéllar

Published in Athenea Digital 11 (2), 2011, pp. 193-213.

I explore consecutive periods and parallel trends in five centuries of history of Mexican psychology. This exploration... more I explore consecutive periods and parallel trends in five centuries of history of Mexican psychology. This exploration enables me to detect alternative, critical and radical positions, and to emphasize their intrinsic theoretical value, as well as their alternativeness, their political radicalism and their critical power. With this aim, I contextualize the positions, situating them in the history of Mexican psychology and in relation and opposition to dominant, compulsory and disciplinary positions.

Out of place, out of synch: Errant movement and rhythm in Luis Buñuel's Mexican Comedies. In: Stone, R. & J. D. Gutiérrez-Albilla ed(s). The Companion to Luis Buñuel. Chichester, Blackwell

by Tom Whittaker

"Vampires and Witches and Werewolves, Oh My!

by Cristina Santos

In _Defiant Deviance: The Irreality of Reality in the Cultural Imaginary._ New York: Peter Lang, 2006.

Das Zentrum von Malinalco. Ueberblick und Vergleich. Das Altertum 1997, vol. 43: 291-306.

by Christiane Clados

Analysis and interpretation of the rock temple of Malinalco. Analysis based on iconographic, archaeological and... more Analysis and interpretation of the rock temple of Malinalco. Analysis based on iconographic, archaeological and ethnohistorical data.

Democracy By Proxy: Environmental Policy Change in Mexico

by Raul Pacheco-Vega

Citizen participation in policy-making has been touted as the cornerstone of every democratic regime. Encouraging... more Citizen participation in policy-making has been touted as the cornerstone of every democratic regime. Encouraging society members to participate in political life allows for a more meaningful, inclusive approach to policy agenda setting, design and implementation. As a result, innovative processes that encourage citizen input in policy-making also have the potential to provide solid foundations to a vigorous, strong democracy. Despite this need for citizen participation, it should also be acknowledged that, for society at large, it is almost impossible to participate in every forum of the environmental policymaking
arena. As a result, the number and variety of environmental nongovernmental organizations (ENGOs) has increased almost exponentially in the last few years. ENGOs take upon themselves the role of representing the interests of the people (thus encouraging 'democracy by proxy'). This paper traces ENGO involvement in effecting policy change in Mexico by
documenting instances where their influence proved to be effective. I also outline the different strategies used by these ENGOs, with a strong focus on NGO coalition-building and network formation. Building on an interdisciplinary theoretical framework, I analyse empirical evidence of environmental policy change and then I trace the extent to which this change
can be attributed to ENGO influence. Theoretical and empirical implications of my research are also discussed.

Una crítica al paradigma de desarrollo regional mediante clusters industrials forzados

by Raul Pacheco-Vega

Democracy by Proxy: Environmental NGOs and Policy Change in Mexico

by Raul Pacheco-Vega

Hélène COMBES - "Tomar partido". Para una sociología de los militantes desde los cierres de campaña

by Stéphanie Alenda

Il sacro e il paesaggio nell'America indigena

by Sofia Venturoli

The (un)lucky neighbour: Differences in export performance across Mexico's states

by Octavio Escobar Gamboa

This paper studies the reasons behind the export performance of different Mexican states from 1994 to 2002. Mexican... more This paper studies the reasons behind the export performance of different Mexican states from 1994 to 2002. Mexican exports are divided into two components: (1) foreign market potential; and (2) supply capacity. Results suggest that states that experience an increase in supply capacity are, in most cases, also those with better export expansion. However, results suggest that in most cases, export growth is due mainly to an increase in US demand rather than to an improvement in the states' competitiveness to supply this demand. When looking to the determinants of supply capacity improvements, results suggest the presence of positive neighbouring effects.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) determinants and spatial spillovers across Mexico's states

by Octavio Escobar Gamboa

This article studies the location pattern of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico for the period 1994–2004. An... more This article studies the location pattern of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico for the period 1994–2004. An empirical model is specified based on recent FDI theories. This model is estimated using state-level data and employing spatial econometric techniques. Results suggest that higher education levels and lower delinquency rates are important determinants to attract FDI. Results also suggest a relationship of complementarity between inbound FDI to the host state and inward FDI to its neighboring states.

Narcotrafic and Mexican journalists: Challenges in the line of duty according to profesional cycle life.

by Alma Elena Gutierrez Leyton

Co-authored with Dr. Moises Torres Herrera, published un Journalism, Research and Education, IAMCR.

Mexico has been classified as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for the exercise of journalism. In... more Mexico has been classified as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for the exercise of journalism. In spite of national and international organizations’ attempts to promote an environment that protects the freedom of the press, the self-censorship and aggressions have continued. This has been partially accredited to the violence derived from drug related activities and divergent political ideologies.  As Mexico continues on its road to a stronger democracy, it is increasingly important to understand the challenges that the journalist experience on a daily basis.  In light of the importance of the role of the journalist in a democratic society, the purpose of this study is to identify the challenges that Mexican journalists currently face through a series of case studies of journalists with activities in Monterrey, Mexico.  In doing so it provides an inside look at how public policy, the justice system, organized crime networks and corruption, among others, affect the exercise of journalism in a particular society. Based on previous authors’ work  that identifies and classifies the barriers to effective media development in Latin America, this study provides a personal account of the challenges that journalists in Mexico face in the line of duty.
Keywords: journalism and drug violence, new professional challenges, professional life cycles