In the Spirit of a New People

The Cultural Politics of the Chicano Movement

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book In the Spirit of a New People by Randy J. Ontiveros, NYU Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Randy J. Ontiveros ISBN: 9780814771396
Publisher: NYU Press Publication: November 4, 2013
Imprint: NYU Press Language: English
Author: Randy J. Ontiveros
ISBN: 9780814771396
Publisher: NYU Press
Publication: November 4, 2013
Imprint: NYU Press
Language: English

Reexamining the Chicano civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s, In the Spirit of a New People brings to light new insights about social activism in the twentieth-century and new lessons for progressive politics in the twenty-first. Randy J. Ontiveros explores the ways in which Chicano/a artists and activists used fiction, poetry, visual arts, theater, and other expressive forms to forge a common purpose and to challenge inequality in America.

Focusing on cultural politics, Ontiveros reveals neglected stories about the Chicano movement and its impact: how writers used the street press to push back against the network news; how visual artists such as Santa Barraza used painting, installations, and mixed media to challenge racism in mainstream environmentalism; how El Teatro Campesino’s innovative “actos,” or short skits,sought to embody new, more inclusive forms of citizenship; and how Sandra Cisneros and other Chicana novelists broadened the narrative of the Chicano movement. In the Spirit of a New People articulates a fresh understanding of how the Chicano movement contributed to the social and political currents of postwar America, and how the movement remains meaningful today.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Reexamining the Chicano civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s, In the Spirit of a New People brings to light new insights about social activism in the twentieth-century and new lessons for progressive politics in the twenty-first. Randy J. Ontiveros explores the ways in which Chicano/a artists and activists used fiction, poetry, visual arts, theater, and other expressive forms to forge a common purpose and to challenge inequality in America.

Focusing on cultural politics, Ontiveros reveals neglected stories about the Chicano movement and its impact: how writers used the street press to push back against the network news; how visual artists such as Santa Barraza used painting, installations, and mixed media to challenge racism in mainstream environmentalism; how El Teatro Campesino’s innovative “actos,” or short skits,sought to embody new, more inclusive forms of citizenship; and how Sandra Cisneros and other Chicana novelists broadened the narrative of the Chicano movement. In the Spirit of a New People articulates a fresh understanding of how the Chicano movement contributed to the social and political currents of postwar America, and how the movement remains meaningful today.

More books from NYU Press

Cover of the book Highway under the Hudson by Randy J. Ontiveros
Cover of the book The Law and Society Reader II by Randy J. Ontiveros
Cover of the book At Home in Nineteenth-Century America by Randy J. Ontiveros
Cover of the book Netflix Nations by Randy J. Ontiveros
Cover of the book Black Police, White Society by Randy J. Ontiveros
Cover of the book The Sexuality of Migration by Randy J. Ontiveros
Cover of the book Progressive Punishment by Randy J. Ontiveros
Cover of the book Snitching by Randy J. Ontiveros
Cover of the book Multiracial Parents by Randy J. Ontiveros
Cover of the book On a Silver Platter by Randy J. Ontiveros
Cover of the book Times Square Red, Times Square Blue 20th Anniversary Edition by Randy J. Ontiveros
Cover of the book America's Death Penalty by Randy J. Ontiveros
Cover of the book Faith and Law by Randy J. Ontiveros
Cover of the book Death in the Shape of a Young Girl by Randy J. Ontiveros
Cover of the book Brokering Servitude by Randy J. Ontiveros
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy