The Mexican Corrido

A Feminist Analysis

Author: María Herrera-Sobek
ISBN: 9780253207951

"... well-written and well-documented landmark study... " —Choice"This book raises important ideological and esthetic questions about the interpretation of artistic and cultural manifestations in a given society."Â —Hispanic American Historical Review"The present volume is provocative in direction and a refreshing addition to the extant literature on the Mexican Âcorrido genre." —American Ethnologist"[Herrera-Sobek's] refreshing approach to analyzing masculine attitudes toward the feminine as expressed in the Mexican Âcorrido is not only insightful but courageous." —Inez Cardozo-Freeman, Southern Folklore"... well-researched, insightful, clearly written, and well-illustrated study of a genre familiar in Hispanic culture." —Journal of the American Studies Association"... provides tantalizing insights into the inner workings and meanings of Mexico's favorite folk ballads..." —Journal of Third World StudiesChallenging the stereotypical view of the passive Mexican/Chicana wo

Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publish Date: 1993

Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians, Literary Criticism / Caribbean & Latin American, Social Science / General, Social Science / Folklore & Mythology, Social Science / Women's Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Raza Recource Centro (Location: Wall C, Shelf 1)