Chicanos and Film
Author | : Chon A. Noriega |
Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1992 |
ISBN-13 | : 0816622183 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780816622184 |
Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Chicanos and Film by : Chon A. Noriega
Download or read book Chicanos and Film written by Chon A. Noriega and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To date, Chicano and Latino representation and participation in the American film industry have been largely ignored by film scholars. Genre criticism has been particularly oblivious to the presence of Chicanos in genres that have, at times, been constructed around a Chicano or Chicana 'other'--Westerns, social problems films, and the more recent urban violence film.