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The “Nucleus” of Mexican Pueblos The “Nucleus” of Mexican Pueblos
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The Role of the Church in the Formation of Public Space The Role of the Church in the Formation of Public Space
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The Rise of the Norteño as a Civic Benefactor The Rise of the Norteño as a Civic Benefactor
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The Role of Architecture in Placing the Norteño The Role of Architecture in Placing the Norteño
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Inaugural Fault Lines Inaugural Fault Lines
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Fracturing Public Discourse and Representations of Place Fracturing Public Discourse and Representations of Place
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The New Hierarchy: The Cost of Transborder Ambitions The New Hierarchy: The Cost of Transborder Ambitions
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4 La Casa de Cultura: Norteño Institutions Transform Public Space
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Published:January 2015
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Abstract
This chapter explores how remittances have altered existing power structures in rural Mexico by introducing new resources for financing public infrastructure. In some cases, migrant renovations of the main plaza (or jardín) have challenged the authority of the church as the historic center of development. This is illustrated by the cultural center in San Juan de Amula, which introduces a new set of cultural norms to a small community by privatizing the once free, outdoor, and communal space of town fiestas and imposing a formal social program on a community organized around unwritten social codes. Migrant managers of the Mexican cultural center enforce regulations for use associated with public spaces in the U.S. These new, contested forms of public space contrast with long-standing social hierarchies based on compadrazgo or extended familial networks in emigrant villages.
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