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The great woman singer : gender and voice in Puerto Rican music /

Using a theoretical framework built on Lacan and Foucault, Licia Fiol-Matta traces the careers of four iconic female Puerto Rican singers (Myrta Silva, Ruth Fernández, Ernestina "La Calandria" Reyes, and Lucecita Benítez,) to explore how their voices, performance style, physical appearan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fiol-Matta, Licia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2017.
Colección:Refiguring American music.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Using a theoretical framework built on Lacan and Foucault, Licia Fiol-Matta traces the careers of four iconic female Puerto Rican singers (Myrta Silva, Ruth Fernández, Ernestina "La Calandria" Reyes, and Lucecita Benítez,) to explore how their voices, performance style, physical appearance, and subject matter of their songs challenged social and cultural norms.
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Premios:MLA Prize in United States Latina and Latino and Chicana and Chicano Literary and Cultural Studies Winner, 2017.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780822373469
0822373467