Table of Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments xv
Section 1 Chronology in Context 1
1 The Spanish Borderlands: An Overview Jesús F. de la Teja 5
2 The Indigenous Borderlands: Cultures without Boundaries Daniel J. Gelo 26
Section 2 Defining Heritage Continuity and Contemporary Values in the Built Environment 51
3 The Architecture of the Twentieth Century: Management of a Cultural Tradition of Modernity Enrique X. de Anda Alanis 55
4 The Many Values of Cultural Heritage William A. Dupont 63
5 The Question of Modern Heritage: Mid-Twentieth Century Architecture of the Texas-Tamaulipas Border Stephen Fox 85
6 Picturing Reynosa: Visualizing the Past of a Río Bravo Mexican Border Town Daniel D. Arreola 104
Section 3 Continuity of Cultural Heritage 119
7 Extended Borders and Cultural Citizenship Harriett D. Romo Gabriel Aguilar 123
8 The Enduring Practice of Quinceañeras in the Borderlands: How a Timeless Ritual Maintains Culture, Language, and Latinx Identities Patricia Sánchez Melinda Vargas 154
9 Texas Borderlands Artists: A Modern Perspective Ricardo Romo 178
10 Traversing Beloved Topographies of Immanence: Storying the Borderlands Imaginary John Phillip Santos 206
Section 4 Discontinuity of Cultural Heritage 225
11 Militarized Borders and Digital Bridges: Ethnography, Art Exhibitions, and Archives Margaret E. Dorsey Miguel Díaz-Barriga 229
12 A History of Conflict and Resilience: Borderlands Transformations Harriett D. Romo William A. Dupont 249
Conclusion 269
Bibliography 277
List of Contributors 301
Index 307
