{"product_id":"beyond-the-moment-irene-mata-9781477333570","title":"Beyond the Moment: Connecting Histories of Latinx Performance and Resistance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring cultural resistance by creating and archiving Latinx performance art \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Performance is often seen as ephemeral, a condition that seemingly reduces its activist possibilities. After all, not everyone can take part or bear witness. \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Moment\u003c\/i\u003e shows how Latinx artists have responded with a theater of dissent that endures--performance art that also documents and can itself be archived, creating opportunities for sustained solidarity and resistance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through close readings of works such as Coco Fusco's multi-genre performance \u003ci\u003eA Field Guide for Female Interrogators\u003c\/i\u003e, Irene Mata theorizes what she calls \"textual mentoring.\" This method involves tracing previous moments of resistance, archiving the creative process itself, and transforming the performance into a pedagogical tool. By means of textual mentoring, a work like \u003ci\u003eThe Panza Monologues\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a lesson in confronting systemic oppression through collaborative storytelling. Mata also shows how the 2012 No Papers, No Fear Ride for Justice, a multistate immigrant-rights action, relies on a vocabulary of refusal of movements of the past--like the Freedom Rides of the Civil Rights era--and continues its activism beyond its immediate performance context by digitally archiving its process. With an emphasis on intersectional critique, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Moment\u003c\/i\u003e positions performance as a radical form of resistance that educates and inspires across generations and movements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irene Mata\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477333576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477333570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.91h x 5.99w x 0.80d","brand":"Irene Mata","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450335211775,"sku":"9781477333570","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61d39f10-6b18-4ad2-82bb-65e101ca7782.jpg?v=1777267205","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-the-moment-irene-mata-9781477333570","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}