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The article investigates the themes of scavenging, reuse, and urban agriculture in Martínez-Serros's stories, focusing on a Mexican American family in Chicago.

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Scavenging, Harvesting, and Contested Territories: The Fiction of Hugo Martínez-Serros

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The article investigates the themes of scavenging, reuse, and urban agriculture in Martínez-Serros's stories, focusing on a Mexican American family in Chicago.
Analyzes narratives from 'The Last Laugh and Other Stories' set in early 20th-century Chicago.
Examines the interplay between urban agriculture, scavenging practices, and family dynamics.
Discusses Mesoamerican land use principles in the context of contemporary urban challenges.
Highlights the significance of maternal and domestic labor in the narratives.
Demonstrates the complexities of traditional agricultural practices like milpa in urban settings.
Explores the impact of global capitalism on local land use and community practices.

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This article examines urban agriculture and scavenging in Hugo Martínez-Serros's fiction, revealing complex themes of family and land use.

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Riley Hanick (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ec5b8a88ba6daa22dad084 https://doi.org/10.1353/res.2025.a988449

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This article examines urban agriculture and scavenging in Hugo Martínez-Serros's fiction, revealing complex themes of family and land use.

Scavenging, Harvesting, and Contested Territories: The Fiction of Hugo Martínez-Serros

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