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Mano a mano : an essay on the representation of the Zoot Suit and its misrepresentation by Octavio Paz
1986In this 1986 essay, art historian Marcos Sanchez-Tranquilino discusses Mexican poet Octavio Paz’s (mis)representation of 1940s Mexican-American subculture, including the zoot suits worn by Chicano people. The writer states that in his book [...]ICAA Record ID: 1126565 -
Space, power, and youth culture : Mexican American grafitti and Chicano murals in East Los Angeles, 1972-1978
1995In this essay, Marcos Sánchez-Tranquilino maps out the differences and points of contact between murals linked to the Chicano Movement of the 1970s and graffiti by Mexican-American youth, specifically youth gang culture. For this essay he uses [...]ICAA Record ID: 796234
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