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The story of the American West is that of a journey. It is the
story of a movement, of a geographical and human transition, of the
delineation of a route that would soon become a rooted myth. The
story of the American West has similarly journeyed across
boundaries, in a two-way movement, sometimes feeding the idea of
that myth, sometimes challenging it. This collection of essays
relates to the notion of the traveling essence of the myth of the
American West from different geographical and disciplinary
standpoints. The volume originates in Europe, in Spain, where the
myth traveled, was received, assimilated, and re-presented. It
intends to travel back to the West, in a two-way cross-cultural
journey, which will hopefully contribute to the delineation of the
New—always self-renewing—American West. It includes the work of
authors of both sides of the Atlantic ocean who propose a
cross-cultural, transdisciplinary dialogue upon the idea, the
geography and the representation of the American West.
The story of the American West is that of a journey. It is the
story of a movement, of a geographical and human transition, of the
delineation of a route that would soon become a rooted myth. The
story of the American West has similarly journeyed across
boundaries, in a two-way movement, sometimes feeding the idea of
that myth, sometimes challenging it. This collection of essays
relates to the notion of the traveling essence of the myth of the
American West from different geographical and disciplinary
standpoints. The volume originates in Europe, in Spain, where the
myth traveled, was received, assimilated, and re-presented. It
intends to travel back to the West, in a two-way cross-cultural
journey, which will hopefully contribute to the delineation of the
New-always self-renewing-American West. It includes the work of
authors of both sides of the Atlantic ocean who propose a
cross-cultural, transdisciplinary dialogue upon the idea, the
geography and the representation of the American West.
Mexican American women have endured several layers of
discrimination deriving from a strong patriarchal tradition and a
difficult socioeconomic and cultural situation within the US ethnic
and class organization. However, there have been groups of women
who have defied their fates at different times and in diverse
forms. Mexican American Women, Dress, and Gender observes how
Pachucas, Chicanas, and Cholas have used their body image (dress,
hairstyle, and body language) as a political tool of deviation and
attempts to measure the degree of intentionality in said
oppositional stance. For this purpose and, claiming the
sociological power of photographs as a representation of precise
sociohistorical moments, this work analyzes several photographs of
women of said groups; with the aim of proving the relevance of
"other" body images in expressing gender and ethnic identification,
or disidentification from the mainstream norm. Proposing a
diachronic, comparative approach to young Mexican American women,
this monograph will appeal to students and researchers interested
in Chicano History, Race and Ethnic Studies, American History,
Feminism, and Gender Studies.
Mexican American women have endured several layers of
discrimination deriving from a strong patriarchal tradition and a
difficult socioeconomic and cultural situation within the US ethnic
and class organization. However, there have been groups of women
who have defied their fates at different times and in diverse
forms. Mexican American Women, Dress, and Gender observes how
Pachucas, Chicanas, and Cholas have used their body image (dress,
hairstyle, and body language) as a political tool of deviation and
attempts to measure the degree of intentionality in said
oppositional stance. For this purpose and, claiming the
sociological power of photographs as a representation of precise
sociohistorical moments, this work analyzes several photographs of
women of said groups; with the aim of proving the relevance of
"other" body images in expressing gender and ethnic identification,
or disidentification from the mainstream norm. Proposing a
diachronic, comparative approach to young Mexican American women,
this monograph will appeal to students and researchers interested
in Chicano History, Race and Ethnic Studies, American History,
Feminism, and Gender Studies.
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