Cine-Mexicans: An Introduction to Chicano Cinema

ISBN-13: 9781792481451 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021

Roberto Avant-Mier; Michael Lechuga

Spis treści

• Section I: First Era of Chicano/a Films: The Pre-Chicano Era (P.C.E.)
• 1. An Introduction of Sorts, or … "The Ballad of Chicano Cinema"
• What's a Chicano? (Defining "Chicano")
• So What Is "Chicano Cinema" All About?
• Our Approach to Chicano Cinema
• Américo Paredes, His Pistol, and His Hand
• The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982)
• 2. The Roots of Chicano Cinema, 1800s–1920s
• "Mexicans" and "Gringos"
• "Mexicans" in US Media and Popular Culture
• "Mexicans" in US Movies
• Roots of Chicano Protest
• Summary
• Salt of the Earth (1954)
• 3. Cinematic "Mexicans" and Latino Imagery, 1900s–1950s
• A "Crash Course" on Hollywood's Latino Imagery
• Pachucos and Zoot-Suiters
• Zoot Suit (1981)
• An Interlude: Hot Tamales and "Spicy" Latina Women
• 4. Introducing "The Matrix"
• What Is Chicano Cinema Again?
• The Chicano Cinema Matrix "Reloaded"
• But Wait a Minute. There's a Slight Problem
• 5. Proto-Chicano Cinema? (1950s–1960s)
• Social Problems and Good Samaritans
• Giant (1956)—"Fight Scene"
• "Proto-Chicano" Film?
• Touch of Evil (1958)
• The First "Chicano" Film?
• Section II: Second Era of Chicano/a Films: The Chicano Movement in Film(s) (C.M.F.)
• 6. The "Chicano Movement" in Film, 1960s–1970s
• The Four "Eras" of Chicano Cinema
• An Interlude: Of Small Brown Dogs, Mice, and "Rats"
• The Advent of "Chicano" Cinema:
• I Am Joaquín/ Yo Soy Joaquín (1969)
• I Am Joaquín/Yo Soy Joaquín (1969)—
• Part 1 of 2
• I Am Joaquín/Yo Soy Joaquín (1969)—
• Part 2 of 2
• Walking Out
• Walkout (2006)
• 7. The "Chicano Era," 1970s and Beyond
• Early Chicano Films
• A Cinema of Hunger? (Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!)
• Please, Don't Bury Me Alive! (1976)
• Other Chicano Films in the 1970s
• Raíces de Sangre (1977)
• Alambrista! (1977)
• Oh Yeah, the Cholo Gangster Flicks and Other Border Movies
• Section III: Third Era of Chicano/a Films: The "Classic" Period of Chicano/a Cinema (C.P.)
• 8. The "Classic Period" of Chicano Films, 1980s–1990s
• How to Categorize Chicano Films
• The Transition into the "Classic Period"
• Chicano/a "Classics"
• Markers of the "Classic Period"
• Section IV: Fourth Era of Chicano/a Films: The "New Chicano/a Era" (N.C.E.)
• 9. The "New Chicano/a Era," 2000s and Beyond
• The Defining Factors of the "New Chicano/a Era"
• From a Tejana to Luminarias (or, Texas to California)
• Luminarias (2000)
• Other "New Chicano/a" Movies
• "Chicanx" Representations in "Gay" San Francisco
• La Mission (2009)
• The Meaning of It All (… a Conclusion of Sorts)
• 10. Chicanx Cinema "Futures" in Film
• Invasive Aliens and Scared White People
• Chicanx/Latinx Futurism
• Sleep Dealer (2007)
• Creating a Chicanx Future through Film
• Section V: Fifth and Possibly Final Era of Chicano/a Films
• X. The Next Era of Chicanx/Latinx Film?
• Appendices
• A. "The Chicano/a Cinema Matrix"
• B. Real-Life Matters #1: "Ken Burns Hates Mexicans"
• C. Real-Life Matters #2: "Chihuahuas … Again"
• The Taco Bell Dog (Late-1990s)
• D. Real-Life Matters #3: "Golden Sombreros" (or … "SVP in a Sombrero")
• SVP in a Sombrero (2016)
• E. Real-Life Matters #4: "Trump's Bad Hombres"
• F. Real-Life Matters #5: "Halloween Mexicans"
• G. Real-Life Matters #6: Japanese "Chicanos"
• Japanese "Chicanos" (2017)
• H. Real-Life Matters #7: Chicanos on TV Today
• "Tuco vs. Mike" (2016)
• I. Coco, Book of Life
• X. Next Level Activity: Write a Movie Review
• Further Resources in Chicanx Cinema for Students and Instructors
• Index