Latin American Popular Culture: An Introduction by William H. Beezley


Latin American Popular Culture: An Introduction
Title : Latin American Popular Culture: An Introduction
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ISBN : 0842027114
ISBN-10 : 9780842027113
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 255
Publication : First published November 16, 2011

Latin American Popular An Introduction is a collection of articles that explores a wide range of compelling cultural subjects in the region, including carnival, romance, funerals, medicine, monuments and dance, among others. The introduction lays out the most important theoretical approaches to the culture of Latin America, and the chapters serve as illustrative case studies. Featuring the latest scholarship in cultural history most of the chapters have not previously been published

Latin American Popular Culture: An Introduction Reviews

  • Wealhtheow

    This is labeled as an introduction to Latin American popular culture, but this is very much not. No one reading this collection could come away with a conception of a single country's culture, let alone an understanding of the ~nine countries mentioned herein. (To read this, one should already have a good understanding of the histories and basic cultures.) Instead, it is 13 academic essays on subjects ranging from medical photographs in Brazil to state funerals in Mexico. The essays themselves are, by and large, both dry and poorly written--I was not impressed by the styles, which were uncomfortably similar to that of first-year grad students'.

    However, the material itself is fascinating, which makes up for a lot. The idea that most of the essays touched on was how constructed culture is. What we see as a national identity is often the result of years of revisionist history, bias, and conscious choices.