Encyclopedia of Latino culture : from calaveras to quinceañeras /
This three-volume encyclopedia describes and explains the variety and commonalities in Latina/o culture, providing comprehensive coverage of a variety of Latina/o cultural forms -- popular culture, folk culture, rites of passages, and many other forms of shared expression.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2014]
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| Series: | Cultures of the American mosaic.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- COVER; VOLUME ONE; CONTENTS; Preface; PART I: LATINO CULTURE: BACKGROUND AND HISTORY; CHRONOLOGY; IDENTITIES, LABELS, AND TERMS; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF U.S. LATINOS; THE GEOGRAPHICAL EXPERIENCE OF LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES; PART II: CULTURAL FORMS; ART; Art Overview; Afrolatinidad in the Visual Arts; CARA Traveling Exhibit; Chicano Art Collectives; Chicano Art Exhibitions Overview; Chicano Muralism; Colchas (Quilts, Quilting); Crafts and Decorative Arts; Cuban American Art; Graffiti; Homies; Lowrider Art; New Mexico Santeros; Origins of Mexican American Art; Piñatas and Other Paper Arts
- Pinto ArtPuerto Rican Art; Retablos; Secular Art Overview; Tin Work; CELEBRATIONS, HOLIDAYS, AND FESTIVALS; Holidays and Fiestas Overview; César Chávez Day; Christmas Season Celebrations; Cinco de Mayo; El Día de los Muertos; El Dieciséis de Septiembre; The Feast of Los Reyes Magos; Puerto Rican Day Parade; La Quinceañera and La Cincuentañera; Wedding Rituals; FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURE; Family Overview; Aztlán; Barrios; Bilingualism in the United States; Caló: A Chicano Speech Style; Casitas; El Centro de la Raza (Seattle); Cholos and Cholas; Comadre/Compadre; Descansos
- Fashion and ClothingFunerary Practices; Latino Gangs; Graveyards; Latina Feminisms; Lowriders; Pachucas and Pachucos; Rebozo; Spanglish; Tandas and Cundinas; Vaquero; Yerbero; VOLUME TWO; FOOD AND COOKING; Food and Cookery Overview; Birria; Brazilian Food and Cooking; Burritos; Caribbean Food and Cooking; Carne Asada; Central American and South American Food and Cooking; Chalupas; Chiles (Peppers); Cuban Food and Cooking; Empanadas; Enchiladas; Frijoles; Guacamole; Maíz; Menudo; Mexican Food and Cooking; Mole; Pozole; Salsa; Tacos; Tamales; Tequila; Tortilla; LITERATURE; Literature Overview
- Afro-Latino AuthorsAutobiography Overview; Chicano Literature Overview; Children''s and Young Adults'' Literature; Cuban American Literature; Dominican American Literature; Gay and Lesbian Literature; Indigenous Origins of U.S. Latino Culture; Latino Mystery Fiction; Narrative; Oral Tradition; Poetry Overview; Puerto Rican Literature; MEDIA, FILM, TELEVISION, AND SPORTS; Film and Television Overview; Media and Cultural Centers Overview; Sports Overview; Baseball; Boxing; Brazilian Media: Newspapers, Magazines, and Television; Charreadas; The Chicano-Latino Image in Film
- Chicano-Latino FilmmakingCockfighting; Cultural Centers; English-Language Television Overview; Latino Libraries and Archival Collections; Latino USA; Museums; Nuyorican Film; Latino Photography; Soccer/Fútbol; Social Media; Spanish-Language Newspapers; Spanish-Language Radio; Spanish-Language Television; Zorro, Legend of; VOLUME THREE; MUSIC AND DANCE; Music and Dance Overview; Banda; Bomba; Brazilian Popular Music; Caribbean-Origin Music; Chicano Music Recordings in New Mexico; Chicano Protest Music; The Chicano Recording Industry and Studios in the Southwest Borderlands
