Women in Mexican Folk Art
Of Promises, Betrayals, Monsters and Celebrities
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Art History, American, General Art, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Eli Bartra | ISBN: | 9781783160754 |
| Publisher: | University of Wales Press | Publication: | December 15, 2013 |
| Imprint: | University of Wales Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Eli Bartra |
| ISBN: | 9781783160754 |
| Publisher: | University of Wales Press |
| Publication: | December 15, 2013 |
| Imprint: | University of Wales Press |
| Language: | English |
The aim of this book is to engender Mexican folk art and locate women at its centre by studying the processes of creation, distribution, and consumption, as well as examining iconographic aspects, and elements of class and ethnicity, from the perspective of gender. The author will demonstrate that the topic provides unique insights into Mexican culture, and has enormous relevance within and without the country, given the fact that much folk art is made for the United States and Europe, either in terms of the tourists who buy it on coming to Mexico, or that which is exported.
The aim of this book is to engender Mexican folk art and locate women at its centre by studying the processes of creation, distribution, and consumption, as well as examining iconographic aspects, and elements of class and ethnicity, from the perspective of gender. The author will demonstrate that the topic provides unique insights into Mexican culture, and has enormous relevance within and without the country, given the fact that much folk art is made for the United States and Europe, either in terms of the tourists who buy it on coming to Mexico, or that which is exported.
