Regina M. Marchi - Day of the Dead in the USA, Second Edition: The Migration and Transformation of a Cultural Phenomenon

Day of the Dead in the USA

Latinidad

TRANSNATIONAL CULTURES IN THE UNITED STATES

Matt Garcia, Series Editor

Professor of Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies, and History, Dartmouth College

This series publishes books that deepen and expand our understanding of Latina/o populations, especially in the context of their transnational relationships within the Americas. Focusing on borders and boundary-crossings, broadly conceived, the series is committed to publishing scholarship in history, film and media, literary and cultural studies, public policy, economics, sociology, and anthropology. Inspired by interdisciplinary approaches, methods, and theories developed out of the study of transborder lives, cultures, and experiences, titles enrich our understanding of transnational dynamics.

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Day of the Dead in the USA

The Migration and Transformation of a Cultural Phenomenon

Second Edition

R EGINA M. M ARCHI

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS

NEW BRUNSWICK, CAMDEN, AND NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AND LONDON

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Marchi, Regina M., 1965 author.

Title: Day of the Dead in the USA: the migration and transformation of a cultural phenomenon / Regina M. Marchi.

Description: Second edition. | New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, [2022] | Series: Latinidad: transnational cultures in the United States | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021050395 | ISBN 9781978821644 (hardback) | ISBN 9781978821637 (paperback) | ISBN 9781978821651 (epub) | ISBN 9781978821668 (mobi) | ISBN 9781978821675 (pdf)

Subjects: LCSH: All Souls DayUnited States. | United StatesSocial life and customs. | United StatesReligious life and customs.

Classification: LCC GT4995.A4 M36 2022 | DDC 394.2660973dc23/eng/20211014

LC record available at https:// lccn .loc .gov /2021050395

A British Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the British Library.

Copyright 2022 by Regina M. Marchi

All rights reserved

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For my family and friends, vivos y muertos and especially for my godmother, Mary Ellen Welch, whose spirit is with me every day

Early research for this book was generously supported by funding from the University of California San Diegos Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, the California Cultures in Comparative Perspective Program, and the University of California San Diego Office of the President, as well as by a fellowship from the Center for Media, Religion and Culture from the University of Colorado, Boulders School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Later research for the second edition was supported by a Social and Racial Justice grant from the Rutgers University Social Science Research Council as well as research funding and a sabbatical from the Rutgers School of Communication and Information.