Chicano Renaissance : Contemporary Cultural Trends / edited by David R. Maciel, Isidro D. Ortiz, and María Herrera-Sobek.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maciel, David (Professor emeritus), editor.

Ortiz, Isidro D., 1949- editor.

Herrera-Sobek, María, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican Americans--Intellectual life--20th century.

Mexican Americans.

Mexican Americans--Social life and customs--20th century.

Mexican American arts--History--20th century.

Mexican American arts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, [2000]

Summary:

Among the lasting legacies of the Chicano Movement is the cultural flowering that it inspired--one that has steadily grown from the 1960s to the present. It encompassed all of the arts and continues to earn acclaim both nationally and internationally. Although this Chicano artistic renaissance received extensive scholarly attention in its initial phase, the post-Movimiento years after the late 1970s have been largely overlooked. This book meets that need, demonstrating that, despite the changes that have taken place in all areas of Chicana/o arts, a commitment to community revitalization continues to underlie artistic expression.This collection examines changes across a broad range of cultural forms--art, literature, music, cinema and television, radio, and theater--with an emphasis on the last two decades. Original articles by both established and emerging scholars review such subjects as the growth of Tejano music and the rise of Selena, how films and television have affected the Chicana/o experience, the evolution of Chicana/o art over the last twenty years, and postmodern literary trends.In all of the essays, the contributors emphasize that, contrary to the popular notion that Chicanas/os have succumbed to a victim mentality, they continue to actively struggle to shape the conditions of their lives and to influence the direction of American society through their arts and social struggle. Despite decades usually associated with self-interest in the larger society, the spirit of commitment and empowerment has continued to infuse Chicana/o cultural expression and points toward a vibrant future.CONTENTSAll Over the Map: La Onda Tejana and the Making of Selena, Roberto R. CalderónOutside Inside-The Immigrant Workers: Creating Popular Myths, Cultural Expressions, and Personal Politics in Borderlands Southern California, Juan Gómez-Quiñones"Yo soy chicano": The Turbulent and Heroic Life of Chicanas/os in Cinema and Television, David R. Maciel and Susan RachoThe Politics of Chicano Representation in the Media, Virginia EscalanteChicana/o and Latina/o Gazing: Audiences of the Mass Media, Diana I. RíosAn Historical Overview/Update on the State of Chicano Art, George VargasContemporary Chicano Theater, Arturo RamírezBreaking the Silence: Developments in the Publication and Politics of Chicana Creative Writing, 1973-1998, Edwina Barvosa-CarterTrends and Themes in Chicana/o Writings in Postmodern Times, Francisco A. Lomelí, Teresa Márquez, and María Herrera-Sobek

Contents:

All over the map: La Onda Tejana and the making of Selena / Roberto R. Calderón

Outside inside : the immigrant workers: creating popular myths, cultural expressions, and personal politics in borderlands in Southern California / Juan Gómez-Quiñones

"Yo soy chicano" : the turbulent and heroic life of Chicanas/os in cinema and television / David R. Maciel and Susan Racho

The politics of Chicano representation in the media / Virginia Escalante

Chicana/o and Latina/o gazing : audiences of the mass media / Diana I. Ríos

A historical overview/update on the state of Chicano art / George Vargas

Contemporary Chicano theater / Arturo Ramírez

Breaking the silence : developments in the publication and politics of Chicano creative writing, 1973-1998 / Edwina Barvosa-Carter

Trends and themes in Chicana/o writings in postmodern times / Francisco A. Lomelí, Teresa Márquez, and María Herrera-Sobek.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Maciel, David R. Chicano Renaissance

ISBN:

9780816550586

0816550581

OCLC:

1342502085