Walls of Empowerment Chicana/o Indigenist Murals of California

Name: Walls of Empowerment Chicana/o Indigenist Murals of California
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ISBN: 9780292719064

ISBN-10: 029271906X

ISBN-13: 9780292719064

Edition: 2008

Authors: Guisela Latorre

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Exploring three major hubs of muralist activity in California, where indigenist imagery is prevalent, Walls of Empowerment celebrates an aesthetic that seeks to firmly establish Chicana/o sociopolitical identity in U.S. territory. Providing readers with a history and genealogy of key muralists' productions, Guisela Latorre also showcases new material and original research on works and artists never before examined in print. An art form often associated with male creative endeavors, muralism in fact reflects significant contributions by Chicana artists. Encompassing these and other aspects of contemporary dialogues, including the often tense relationship between graffiti and muralism, Walls…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 12/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 324
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction. Indigenism and Chicana/o Muralism: The Radicalization of an Aesthetic



The Dialectics of Continuity and Disruption: Chicana/o and Mexican Indigenist Murals



The Chicano Movement and Indigenist Murals: The Formation of a Nationalist Canon and Identity



Graffiti and Murals: Urban Culture and Indigenist Glyphs



The Chicana/o Mural Environment: Indigenist Aesthetics and Urban Spaces



Gender, Indigenism, and Chicana Muralists



Murals and Postmodernism: Post-movimiento, Heterogeneity, and New Media in Chicana/o Indigenism


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Index