Performing the US Latina and Latino Borderlands

Download or read book Performing the US Latina and Latino Borderlands written by Arturo J. Aldama and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this interdisciplinary volume, contributors analyze the expression of Latina/o cultural identity through performance. With music, theater, dance, visual arts, body art, spoken word, performance activism, fashion, and street theater as points of entry, contributors discuss cultural practices and the fashoning of identity in Latino/a communities throughout the US. Examining the areas of crossover between Latin and American cultures gives new meaning to the notion of "borderlands." This volume features senior scholars and up-and-coming academics from cultural, visual, and performance studies, folklore, and ethnomusicology.