The second mural I visited, called Y Maria Va, is painted on El Conquistador Mexican Restaurant in Silverlake by Leonardo Giacomuzzo and Christian Anson. This mural has many connections with the gothic genre and the Chicano movement. My purpose in … Continue reading
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(Courtesy of deviantart.com) As my previous posts have related La Llorona to Bless Me, Ultima, as well as local relevant findings of La Llorona in the Los Angeles community, this post will focus on a critical analysis of themes and motifs that … Continue reading
I Image courtesy of: truefresco.net: fantasma de la llorona I explored different versions of La Llorona stories in my first blog and provided contextual analysis in my second blog, especially as it relates to reinterpreting La Llorona as a feminist figure … Continue reading
This is the second installment of my exploration of gothic short stories across cultures. My first post can be found here. This post will explore the work of Chicano author Rudolfo Anaya in terms of his culture. I will be … Continue reading
In the first part of my examination of the Lady of Guadalupe (Virgen de Guadalupe), I examined the origins and history of where she emerged from and how her placement shaped Catholic and Mexican tradition. Her original interpretation was one of … Continue reading
I took this unique project opportunity to research a curiosity I have had having grown up in Los Angeles but never had the chance to fully explore. Los Angeles has a rich public mural art scene that encompasses various neighborhoods … Continue reading
Hello class! Here’s a link to the blog I’ve created for this project: http://shadownarrator.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/maria-cristina-menas-the-vine-leaf-and-an-re-interpretation-of-this-story-from-the-painters-view/ In this post I briefly introduced Mena since sadly not many people have heard of her. Also I included the first part of the short story … Continue reading
La llorona is a widely known story across different countries, ethnicities, and has multiple origins, but the basic premise holds similar in most of them: of a woman who kills her children and then commits suicide because her husband … Continue reading
When deciding what topic I wanted to research for our final project, I had noticed a constant commonality in the books we were reading, specifically in the Mexican culture of each character. The Lady of Guadalupe, also known … Continue reading
agcc-cuny.digication.com In my last blog post, I discussed different versions of La Llorona across different cultures, how they act as an agent of discipline, in that they ensure morally prescribed behavior in its actors, especially women, and the way in … Continue reading