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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Misemer, Sarah M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Tamesis, [2008]
Series:Colección Támesis. Monografías ; 255.
Subjects:
Kahlo, Frida > In literature.
Gardel, Carlos, > 1890-1935 > In literature.
Perón, Eva, > 1919-1952 > In literature.
Selena, > 1971-1995 > In literature.
Gardel, Carlos, > 1890-1935
Kahlo, Frida
Perón, Eva, > 1919-1952
Selena, > 1971-1995
Kahlo, Frida.
Gardel, Carlos.
Perón, Eva.
Selena > Sängerin.
1900-1999
Spanish American drama > 20th century > History and criticism.
Théâtre hispano-américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Teatro hispanoamericano > S. XX > Historia y crítica.
Personajes célebres > En la literatura.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
Literature
Spanish American drama
Personenkult
Darstellende Kunst
Berühmte Persönlichkeit.
Unsterblichkeit.
Ruhm.
Motiv (Literatur)
Drama.
Inszenierung.
Darstellung.
Theater.
Schauspielkunst.
Lateinamerika
Lateinamerika.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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