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Arturo J. Aldama - Performing the US Latina and Latino Borderlands - 9780253002952 - V9780253002952
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Performing the US Latina and Latino Borderlands

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Description for Performing the US Latina and Latino Borderlands Hardback. Analyzes the expression of Latina/o cultural identity through performance Editor(s): Aldama, Arturo J.; Sandoval, Chela; Garcia, Peter J. Num Pages: 522 pages, 27 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 40. Weight in Grams: 840.

In this interdisciplinary volume, contributors analyze the expression of Latina/o cultural identity through performance. With music, theater, dance, visual arts, body art, spoken word, performance activism, fashion, and street theater as points of entry, contributors discuss cultural practices and the fashoning of identity in Latino/a communities throughout the US. Examining the areas of crossover between Latin and American cultures gives new meaning to the notion of "borderlands." This volume features senior scholars and up-and-coming academics from cultural, visual, and performance studies, folklore, and ethnomusicology.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
522
Condition
New
Number of Pages
522
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253002952
SKU
V9780253002952
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About Arturo J. Aldama
Arturo J. Aldama is Associate Professor of Latino and Ethnic Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder. Chela Sandoval is former Chair and Associate Professor of Critical Theory in the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara. Peter J. García is Associate Professor of Chicana/o Studies and Musics at California State University, Northridge.

Reviews for Performing the US Latina and Latino Borderlands
Performing the US Latina and Latino Borderlands is a vital addition to the growing body of scholarship focused on the ''performatics'' of border-crossers, bordernatives, and border-inhabitants as necessary sources of knowledge.
Latino Studies
I would recommend this book for scholars interested in learning about diverse ways that marginalized populations seize the tools of performance and alter them to ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Performing the US Latina and Latino Borderlands


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