Embodying Mexico: Tourism, Nationalism & Performance (Currents

Embodying Mexico: Tourism, Nationalism & Performance (Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music)

Embodying Mexico examines two performative icons of Mexicanness--the Dance of the Old Men and Night of the Dead of Lake PÃ¡tzcuaro--in numerous manifestations, including film, theater, tourist guides, advertisements, and souvenirs. Covering a ninety-year period from the postrevolutionary era to the present day, Hellier-Tinoco's analysis is thoroughly grounded in Mexican politics and history, and simultaneously incorporates choreographic, musicological, and dramaturgical analysis.

Exploring multiple contexts in Mexico, the USA, and Europe, Embodying Mexico expands and enriches our understanding of complex processes of creating national icons, performance repertoires, and tourist attractions, drawing on wide-ranging ethnographic, archival, and participatory experience. An extensive companion website illustrates the author's arguments through audio and video.
Country USA
Brand Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer Oxford University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 23 photographs
Model 23 photographs
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780199790814
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Embodying Mexico: Tourism, Nationalism & Performance (Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music)