Capturing Cultural Identity/Creating Community a Grassroots Video Project in San Antonio, Texas  

Oleh:

Mayer, Vicki

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: International Journal of Cultural Studies vol. 3 no. 1 (Apr. 2000), page 57-78.
Topik: Catholic humanism; Chicano nationalism; cultural arts; grassroots video; San Antonio
Fulltext: 57IJCS31.pdf (175.67KB)

Isi artikel

The author investigates a grassroots video project in San Antonio, Texas, and the ways it has incorporated two residual cultural identities in the largely working-class Mexican American community, Chicano nationalism and Catholic humanism, to create an emergent culture based on communitarian values and creative expression. Using ethnographic field research, the author traces one video's conceptualization, production and exhibition to illustrate the tensions and negotiations involved in creating this emergent culture. The author shows that the video project process is double-edged; the video reinforced a Mexican American community based on mutual respect, tolerance and selfesteem, while also unavoidably privileging certain cultural identities over others.

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