| Chican@ Artivistas: Music, Community, and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles Contributor(s): Gonzalez, Martha (Author) |
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ISBN: 1477321136 ISBN-13: 9781477321133 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | American - Hispanic American - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 306.484 |
| LCCN: 2019052089 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As the lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning rock band Quetzal and a scholar of Chicana/o and Latina/o studies, Martha Gonzalez is uniquely positioned to articulate the ways in which creative expression can serve the dual roles of political commentary and community building. Drawing on postcolonial, Chicana, black feminist, and performance theories, Chican@ Artivistas explores the visual, musical, and performance art produced in East Los Angeles since the inception of NAFTA and the subsequent anti-immigration rhetoric of the 1990s. Showcasing the social impact made by key artist-activists on their communities and on the mainstream art world and music industry, Gonzalez charts the evolution of a now-canonical body of work that took its inspiration from the Zapatista movement, particularly its masked indigenous participants, and that responded to efforts to impose systems of labor exploitation and social subjugation. Incorporating Gonzalez's memories of the Mexican nationalist music of her childhood and her band's journey to Chiapas, the book captures the mobilizing music, poetry, dance, and art that emerged in pre-gentrification corners of downtown Los Angeles and that went on to inspire flourishing networks of bold, innovative artivistas. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gonzalez, Martha: - Martha Gonzalez is an associate professor of Chicana/o Latina/o studies at Scripps/Claremont College and lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning rock band Quetzal. She is the author of "Zapateado Afro-Chicana Fandango Style: Self-Reflective Moments in Zapateado" in Dancing Across Borders: Danzas y Bailes Mexicanos and "Mixing in the Kitchen: Entre Mujeres Feminine Translocal Composition" in Performing Motherhood: Artistic, Activist and Everyday Enactments. |