Embodying Mexico : tourism, nationalism, and performance / Ruth Hellier-Tinoco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hellier-Tinoco, Ruth.

Series:

Currents in Latin American & Iberian music

Currents in Latin American and Iberian music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folklore--Performance--Mexico.

Folklore.

Folklore--Performance.

Culture and globalization.

Politics and culture.

Culture and tourism.

Mexico.

Folk dancing, Mexican.

Folk music--Mexico.

Folk music.

Popular culture--Mexico.

Popular culture.

Culture and tourism--Mexico.

Politics and culture--Mexico.

Culture and globalization--Mexico.

National characteristics, Mexican.

Mexico--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

viii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]

Summary:

Embodying Mexico examines two performative icons of Mexicanness--the Dance of the Old Men and Night of the Dead of Lake P tzcuaro--in numerous manifestations, including film, theater, tourist guides, advertisements, and souvenirs. Covering a ninety-year period from the postrevolutionary era to the present day, Hellier-Tinoco's analysis is thoroughly grounded in Mexican politics and history, and simultaneously incorporates choreographic, musicological, and dramaturgical analysis. Exploring multiple contexts in Mexico, the USA, and Europe, Embodying Mexico expands and enriches our understanding of complex processes of creating national icons, performance repertoires, and tourist attractions, drawing on wide-ranging ethnographic, archival, and participatory experience. An extensive companion website illustrates the author's arguments through audio and video.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780195340365

0195340361

9780199790814

0199790817

OCLC:

605011722