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Secular saints : performing Frida Kahlo, Carlos Gardel, Eva Perón, and Selena /

By viewing Kahlo, Gardel, Evita, and Selena through the lens of performance art we can begin to see how their polyvalent personas were first molded and perfected for the public through paintings, tangos, politics, and Tejano music.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Misemer, Sarah M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Tamesis, [2008]
Colección:Colección Támesis. Monografías ; 255.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : disenchanted idols
  • (S)Ex-votos : miraculous performances of the body and politics by Frida Kahlo
  • Performing palimpsests : scraping together Carlos Gardel
  • Corpse and Corpus : the incorruptible Santa Evita
  • The brown Madonna : crossing the borders of Selena's martyrdom
  • Conclusion : in sync or in excess? Symbiotic blendings of Mexico and the River Plate.