TY - BOOK ID - 77920464 TI - Mediating Chicana/o culture : multicultural American vernacular PY - 2006 SN - 1282035894 9786612035890 1443803111 9781443803113 9781282035898 1847180051 1847189539 9781847180056 PB - Newcastle, U.K. : Cambridge Scholars Press, DB - UniCat KW - Mexican Americans KW - Mexican Americans in popular culture. KW - Chicanos KW - Hispanos KW - Ethnology KW - Popular culture KW - Ethnic identity. KW - Cultural assimilation. UR - http://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77920464 AB - Mediating Chicana/o Culture: Multicultural American Vernacular covers an unconventional array of topics-from handkerchiefs, votives, and graffiti to food, fútbol, and the Internet-as well as cutting edge literature, cinema, photography, and more. In its cross-disciplinary approach, this collection makes an invaluable contribution to the scholarship on Chicana and Chicano culture and provides engaging readings for courses in race/ethnic studies, media studies, and American studies.Collected chapters critically interrogate the underlying tensions between personal expressions and public demonstra ER -