Resolana

by Montiel, Miguel; Atencio, Tomas; Mares, E. A.; Yzaguirre, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780816528349
• ISBN10: 0816528349
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-05
• Publisher: Univ of Arizona Pr

Summary

Villagers in northern New Mexico refer to the south-facing side of a wall as la resolana, meaning the place where the sun shines. Every culture has a resolana, a place where the resolaneros the villagers gather, dialogue, and reflect on society, culture, and politics. The buried knowledge that emerges from this process may be pure gold, or el oro del barrio, a metaphor for the culturally contextualized knowledge gathered at the resolana. Coming from diverse backgrounds in social work, sociology, public administration, literature, history, and education, three modern resolaneros take the twin concepts of resolana and el oro del barrio on a breathtaking journey from their rural roots to their application in an urban setting and on to a holistic view of globalization. The authors offer a humane perspective on transborder cultures and all communities struggling to maintain their cultural and linguistic identities. They share an optimistic view of how ordinary people everywhere can take back control of their own destinies. This book is about uncovering subjugated knowledge el oro del barrio through resolana, a dynamic process of thought and action. Resolana will inspire dialogue and creativity from those interested in sociology, political science, social work, and Chicano studies, as well as public-policy makers and the general public.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Prologue	p. xi
Introduction: No Siempre Es el León Como Lo Pintan	p. 3
El Oro del Barrio in the Cyber Age: Leapfrogging the Industrial Revolution	p. 9
La Resolana and el Oro del Barrio	p. 13
The Chicano Movement and La Academia de la Nueva Raza	p. 19
El Oro del Barrio and the Future	p. 22
Technology and el Oro del Barrio	p. 24
La Resolana: A Pathway toward a Learning Society for the Cyber Age	p. 30
Theory and Practice of la Resolana	p. 42
The University and the Learning Society: Two Case Studies	p. 46
The Resolana Service Learning Documentation Center (RSLDC)	p. 52
Subjugated Knowledge in the Cyber Age	p. 60
Traditional Knowledge in the Cyber Age	p. 67
Resolana in Action: Dialogues on Success and Community	p. 69
The Fruits of Our First Resolana	p. 71
Four Resolanas	p. 91
Conclusion: What to Do?	p. 133
A Resolana on Networks: Chicanos, Connections, and Culture	p. 138
Who We Are: A Network Perspective	p. 140
From the Bottom Up: Networks and La Plaza Vieja	p. 146
Networks in a World Not Flat	p. 152
Networks and Border Thinking: It's All in the Graph	p. 156
Networks and Naysayers	p. 162
A Network Conundrum: Los Alamos and Rural New Mexico	p. 171
Networks and Chicano Urban Culture	p. 175
Networks and Communities: Let the Harmony Begin	p. 181
Epilogue	p. 187
Notes	p. 191
Works Cited	p. 201
Index	p. 209
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