Leen, Catherine
(2002)
Deracination and Acculturation; the Border in Chicano Film Practice.
Film and Film Culture, 1.
pp. 87-95.
ISSN 1649-1580
Abstract
The Mexican-Amencan border has
been
described by Mexican filmmaker Maria Novaro
as
'una
herida
que no
dcatrit^d
('a wound diat
never
heals'.'
Novaro's metaphor is
especially
apt, for it points to
both
the physical and
psychological
aspects
of the
hardships
involved
in crossing the border.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Deracination; Acculturation; the Border; Chicano; Film Practice; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures > Spanish |
| Item ID: |
10291 |
| Depositing User: |
Catherine Leen
|
| Date Deposited: |
05 Dec 2018 17:02 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Film and Film Culture |
| Publisher: |
Waterford Institute of Technology |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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