Picturing the Barrio
Ten Chicano Photographers
Will be published approx. on 27. May 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-8229-6439-1 (ISBN)
Description
Mexican-American life, like that of nearly every contemporary community, has been extensively photographed. Yet there is surprisingly little scholarship on Chicano photography. Picturing the Barrio presents the first book-length examination on the topic. David William Foster analyzes the imagery of ten distinctive artists who offer a range of approaches to portraying Chicano life. The production of each artist is examined as an ideological interpretation of how Chicano experience is constructed and interpreted through the medium of photography, in sites ranging from the traditional barrio to large metropolitan societies. These photographers present artistic as well as documentary images of the socially invisible. They and their subjects grapple with definitions of identity, as well as ethnicity and gender. As such, this study deepens our understanding of the many interpretations of the "Chicano experience."
Reviews / Votes
Foster's book is an important addition to Latina/o studies and to American photography studies, which has traditionally ignored contributions by this ethnic group. Foster concentrates on barrio life, cultural landmarks of urban Mexican-American heritage, and the urban environment, often highlighting photography as a tool for documenting the marginalization of this minority group through different social technologies, including lynching, urban renewal plans, and police brutality. * Ignacio Lopez-Calvo, University of California, Merced * Foster brings forward the ideological and semiotic processes that undergird the work of ten Chicana/o photographers working in a variety of modes. His interest in barrio experience is brought forward both through the selection of photographers but also through attention to their engagement with a variety of concerns ranging from form and technique, to narrativity, to gender and representation. * Adriana Zavala, Tufts University *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Pittsburgh PA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
50 black & white photographs
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8229-6439-1 (9780822964391)
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Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
07/2017
Princeton University Press
€53.99
Available for download
Person
David William Foster is Regents' Professor of Spanish and Women and Gender Studies at Arizona State University. He is the author or editor of more than forty books.