192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Providing textual analysis of 12 feature films written and directed by filmmakers who explore aspects of the Chicano cultural movement, this book discusses films including Cheech and Chong's Still Smokin' (1983), El Norte (1985), and Break of Dawn (1988). The text analyzes the portrayal of Chicano, or Mexican American, identity in films by chicanos. Part historiography, part film analysis,... Read more
1. Introduction: Contexts of Chicano Feature Filmmaking 2. Destabilizing Ethnic Stereotypes: The Early Comedies of Cheech Marin 3. Mythic Proportions: Creating Raza Heros in Zoot Suit and La Bamba 4. Border Discourse: Structuring Ethnicity in Four Chicano Films 5. Gender and Genre in Only Once in a Lifetime 6. Trans-Creative Strategies of Chicano Mainstream Cinema
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Christine List
