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Lowrider Space

Ben Chappell (Autor)

Univ of Chicago behalf of University of Texas (Editora)

R$ 218,70
SKU: 9780292754249
Aren't lowriders always gangbangers? And, don't they always hold high status in their neighborhoods? Contrary to both stereotypes, the people who build and drive lowrider cars perform diverse roles while mobilizing a distinctive aesthetic that is sometimes an act of resistance and sometimes of belonging. A fresh application of critical ethnographic methods, Lowrider Space looks beyond media portrayals, high-profile show cars, and famous cruising scenes to bring readers a realistic tour of the "ordinary" lowriders who turn streetscapes into stages on which dynamic identities can be performed.Drawing on firsthand participation in everyday practices of car clubs and cruising in Austin, Texas, Ben Chappell challenges histories of erasure, containment, and class immobility to emphasize the politics of presence evidenced in lowrider custom car style. Sketching out a partially personal map of the lowrider presence in Texas's capital city, Chappell also explores the interior and exterior adornment of the cars (including the use of images of women's bodies) and the intersecting production of personal and social space. As he moves through a second-hand economy to procure parts necessary for his own lowrider vehicle, on "service sector" wages, themes of materiality and physical labor intersect with questions of identity, ultimately demonstrating how spaces get made in the process of customizing one's self.

Sobre o Livro

A partir de participação etnográfica em clubes de carros e em cruising em Austin, Texas, o autor descreve as práticas cotidianas de condutores de lowriders e a transformação de vias em palcos de performance identitária.

A análise examina a decoração interior e exterior dos veículos, incluindo o uso de imagens do corpo feminino, e como esses elementos produzem espaços pessoais e sociais distinctos.

Durante a busca por peças de segunda mão e a construção de seu próprio lowrider com renda de serviço, o autor conecta materialidade e trabalho físico a formas de pertencimento e de customização do sujeito.

Características

Categoria Ciências Sociais
Subcategoria Sociologia
Autores Ben Chappell
Sobre o Autor
Idioma Inglês
Quantidade de Páginas 254
Acabamento Brochura
Editora Univ of Chicago behalf of University of Texas
ISBN 9780292754249
Tamanho 15.2x22.9
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