Bronze Screen: Chicana and Chicano Film Culture

by Rosa Linda Fregoso

Book Overview

"Born in East LA","La Bamba", "American Me" and "Zoot Suit" are all recent films by and about chicanos. In this study, the author offers an explanation of the cultural significance of these and other films, using approaches from feminist studies, cultural studies and film theory. "The Bronze Screen" explores the historical conditions that produced the "bronze" explosions on Hollywood and independent film screens. Fregoso also puts forth social, textual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816621365
• ISBN13: 9780816621361
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"