Abstract
The pandemic catapulted Mexican cities into spaces of trauma and loss and as sites of state failure. For Maya migrants, state failure forms part of a history of settler violence and neglect. In Cancún, settler tactics promote a narrative of a city of immigrants. These tactics erase Indigenous urbanisms seeking to uphold Indigenous self-determination and nurture u kuxtal yéetel umáatsil máako'ob/convivencia, a Maya ethics of sociality and care based on caring for each other. I argue that the ethics of care and place-making entailed in convivencia help Maya migrants experience the metropole as a space of reciprocity, survival, and healing.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 145-172 |
Number of pages | 28 |
Journal | Mexican Studies - Estudios Mexicanos |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2023 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Cancún
- Indigenous urbanism
- Maya pueblos
- cities
- convivencia
- pandemic
- settler colonialism
- state neglect