Resolana: Emerging Chicano Dialogues on Community and Globalization

by E. a. "Tony" Mares, Tomás Atencio, Miguel Montiel, et al.

Villagers in northern New Mexico refer to the south-facing side of a wall as la resolana, meaning "the place where the sun shines." Every culture has a resolana, a place where the resolaneros-the villagers-gather, dialogue, and reflect on society, culture, and politics. The buried knowledge that emerges from this process may be "pure gold," or el oro del barrio, a metaphor for the culturally contextualized knowledge gathered at the resolana.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816528349
• ISBN13: 9780816528349
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"