Our views of Porfirian Mexico City are heavily influenced by the grandeur of the buildings and av... more Our views of Porfirian Mexico City are heavily influenced by the grandeur of the buildings and avenues and the elegance of colonias built during that period. It is easy to share the nostalgia for los tiempos de don Porfirio, when Mexican society seemed as peaceful and well-organized as the walkways under the shady trees of the Paseo de la Reforma and the Alameda. This essay, however, contends that such images of civilization were only the precarious result of a negotiation between the regime's projects of urban modernization and the everyday practices of the majority of the urban population. As the Porfirian and post-revolutionary elites tried to shape the city according to their desires and economic interests, they turned to the police to punish the lower-class public behaviors which did not mold to those projects. The urban poor, on the other hand, developed a sceptical view of justice and order. They used the city in different ways, walking across the social boundaries between rich and marginal areas, challenging the authority of the police, and even subverting the "official" dictates about Street nomenclature
University of California Press eBooks, Apr 25, 2017
This chapter examines the emergence of famous murderers through the press. It focuses on a few ca... more This chapter examines the emergence of famous murderers through the press. It focuses on a few cases, like that of Goyo Cárdenas. It examines the ways in which detectives, judges, psychologists, and journalists focused on these suspects, as well as the way in which some of these suspects used their public visibility to put forward their narratives.
... of modern immorality, turned into evidence about the sexual practices of Mexican society at l... more ... of modern immorality, turned into evidence about the sexual practices of Mexican society at large. ... hygiene, labor exploitation, and official use of vio-lence that characterized Belem prison. ... meals brought from outside (Garcia Icazbalceta 160-161; Frias 51-54; Gonzalez de Cosio ...
Antropología. Boletín oficial del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Apr 30, 2012
Se analizan aqui las formas en que las auto-representaciones narrativas y las nociones del honor ... more Se analizan aqui las formas en que las auto-representaciones narrativas y las nociones del honor en mujeres acusadas de crimenes han impactado los puntos de vista cientificos y judiciales. En la sociedad mexicana, caracterizada por divisiones de tinte racial y violencia politica, los debates publicos sobre la vida privada rebasaron lo metaforico y sus consecuencias llegaron a ser claramente politicas. El caso que nos ocupa constituyo un punto de referencia alrededor del cual era posible discutir, explicar y representar nociones de feminidad y masculinidad. Se afirma que, como consecuencia de ello, ese caso se convirtio en algo mas que un ejemplo moral, y transformo a la propia esfera politica que le dio coherencia e impacto cultural . Se agradece la valiosa traduccion al espanol de Luz Maria Sanchez.
University of California Press eBooks, Apr 25, 2017
This chapter looks at policemen and detectives in postrevolutionary Mexico. It discusses the weak... more This chapter looks at policemen and detectives in postrevolutionary Mexico. It discusses the weakness of forensic methods and the lack of prestige of police and private detectives. It examines the use of torture and extrajudicial violence against suspects.
This book is a comprehensive study of the thousands of Argentines who migrated to Mexico starting... more This book is a comprehensive study of the thousands of Argentines who migrated to Mexico starting in the mid-1970s, fleeing the criminal violence of the last Peronist government and the state terror of the military juntas that ruled until 1983. The topic is too close for the usual comforts of historical perspective. Earlier treatments of the subject, notes Yankelevich, oscillated between the disregard for "los de afuera," the outsiders of national politics, and the "explosion de la memoria' that highlighted the experience of victims and the pursuit of justice, leading to the eventual acknowledgment of the particular place of exiles in recent Argentine history. Literary fiction and a robust oral tradition kept their experience and cultural contributions relevant, while publications that combined journalism and memory reconstructed the politics of Argentine exile in Mexico.
Our views of Porfirian Mexico City are heavily influenced by the grandeur of the buildings and av... more Our views of Porfirian Mexico City are heavily influenced by the grandeur of the buildings and avenues and the elegance of colonias built during that period. It is easy to share the nostalgia for los tiempos de don Porfirio, when Mexican society seemed as peaceful and well-organized as the walkways under the shady trees of the Paseo de la Reforma and the Alameda. This essay, however, contends that such images of civilization were only the precarious result of a negotiation between the regime's projects of urban modernization and the everyday practices of the majority of the urban population. As the Porfirian and post-revolutionary elites tried to shape the city according to their desires and economic interests, they turned to the police to punish the lower-class public behaviors which did not mold to those projects. The urban poor, on the other hand, developed a sceptical view of justice and order. They used the city in different ways, walking across the social boundaries between rich and marginal areas, challenging the authority of the police, and even subverting the "official" dictates about Street nomenclature
University of California Press eBooks, Apr 25, 2017
This chapter examines the emergence of famous murderers through the press. It focuses on a few ca... more This chapter examines the emergence of famous murderers through the press. It focuses on a few cases, like that of Goyo Cárdenas. It examines the ways in which detectives, judges, psychologists, and journalists focused on these suspects, as well as the way in which some of these suspects used their public visibility to put forward their narratives.
... of modern immorality, turned into evidence about the sexual practices of Mexican society at l... more ... of modern immorality, turned into evidence about the sexual practices of Mexican society at large. ... hygiene, labor exploitation, and official use of vio-lence that characterized Belem prison. ... meals brought from outside (Garcia Icazbalceta 160-161; Frias 51-54; Gonzalez de Cosio ...
Antropología. Boletín oficial del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Apr 30, 2012
Se analizan aqui las formas en que las auto-representaciones narrativas y las nociones del honor ... more Se analizan aqui las formas en que las auto-representaciones narrativas y las nociones del honor en mujeres acusadas de crimenes han impactado los puntos de vista cientificos y judiciales. En la sociedad mexicana, caracterizada por divisiones de tinte racial y violencia politica, los debates publicos sobre la vida privada rebasaron lo metaforico y sus consecuencias llegaron a ser claramente politicas. El caso que nos ocupa constituyo un punto de referencia alrededor del cual era posible discutir, explicar y representar nociones de feminidad y masculinidad. Se afirma que, como consecuencia de ello, ese caso se convirtio en algo mas que un ejemplo moral, y transformo a la propia esfera politica que le dio coherencia e impacto cultural . Se agradece la valiosa traduccion al espanol de Luz Maria Sanchez.
University of California Press eBooks, Apr 25, 2017
This chapter looks at policemen and detectives in postrevolutionary Mexico. It discusses the weak... more This chapter looks at policemen and detectives in postrevolutionary Mexico. It discusses the weakness of forensic methods and the lack of prestige of police and private detectives. It examines the use of torture and extrajudicial violence against suspects.
This book is a comprehensive study of the thousands of Argentines who migrated to Mexico starting... more This book is a comprehensive study of the thousands of Argentines who migrated to Mexico starting in the mid-1970s, fleeing the criminal violence of the last Peronist government and the state terror of the military juntas that ruled until 1983. The topic is too close for the usual comforts of historical perspective. Earlier treatments of the subject, notes Yankelevich, oscillated between the disregard for "los de afuera," the outsiders of national politics, and the "explosion de la memoria' that highlighted the experience of victims and the pursuit of justice, leading to the eventual acknowledgment of the particular place of exiles in recent Argentine history. Literary fiction and a robust oral tradition kept their experience and cultural contributions relevant, while publications that combined journalism and memory reconstructed the politics of Argentine exile in Mexico.
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