2015
DOI: 10.3989/rdtp.2015.01.002
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From La Malinche to El Jamaicón: Neoliberal Governmentality Regimes in Contemporary Mexico

Abstract: SUMMARYThis paper analyses the tension present in narratives around 'belonging' in a group of middling Mexican migrants in Madrid, through the analysis of two mythical figures whose stories are determined by their attitudes towards the other: La Malinche and El Jamaicón. The paper argues that both figures are part of the neoliberal governmentality regimes at work in contemporary Mexico, which seek to foster loyalty to the nation state and, at the same time, competitiveness at the global level. While La Malinch… Show more

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