Day of the Dead in the USA, Second Edition : : The Migration and Transformation of a Cultural Phenomenon /

Day of the Dead in the USA, Second Edition : : The Migration and Transformation of a Cultural Phenomenon / / Regina M Marchi.

Honoring relatives by tending graves, building altars, and cooking festive meals has been a major tradition among Latin Americans for centuries. The tribute, "El Día de los Muertos," has enjoyed renewed popularity since the 1970s when Latinx activists and artists in the United States began...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
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Marchi, Regina M,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 p.) :; 35 color images
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Note on the Text
  • Glossary
  • Introduction
  • 1 An Ancient and Modern Festival
  • 2 Mexico’s Distinctive Relationship with Day of the Dead
  • 3 Day of the Dead in the United States
  • 4 Ritual Communication and Community Building
  • 5 U.S. Day of the Dead as Political Communication: A Moral Economy
  • 6 Day of the Dead in the U.S. Media: The Celebration Goes Mainstream
  • 7 Appeal, Influence, and Ownership
  • 8 The Commodification of Day of the Dead
  • Conclusion: What We Can Learn from U.S. Day of the Dead Celebrations
  • Methodological Appendix
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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