Chicano Folklore A Handbook

Subjects:

• Anthropology » Folklore
• Literature » Literature (General)
• Multicultural Studies » Latino/Hispanic Studies
• Popular Culture » Popular Culture (General)

Reviews:

• Herrera-Sobek has been researching and writing about Chicano folklore since the 1970s. Here she introduces the history, context, genres, and definitions related to the study. Abundant examples of folk songs (including the ten-strophe poem and the drug-smuggling ballad), proverbs and jokes, children's songs and games, and folk theater are presented in both English and Spanish. Additionally, the author discusses folk belief, costumes, dance, medicine, ailments, art, and food in the politically conscious Chicano culture.
  —Reference & Research Book News February 2007
• [C]hicano Folklore, edited by María Herrera-Sobek, uniquely synthesizes the history of Chicanos in the United States by drawing on a tripartite cultural heritage that encompasses Indigenous, European, and African influences brought into explicit dialogue through folklore....The author's remarkably accessible and vibrant text explicitly uses the social and cultural histories of Mexican-descent communities in the United States to elucidate phases of intertextual creativity, culminating in the celebration of a hybrid Chicano identity. Not bound by purely print resources, Herrera-Sobek offers readers access to multiple, varied research tools including film, online resources, an extensive bibliography, and a glossary of terms that facilitates access to this rich body of primary and theoretical resources to those without Spanish language skills.
  —Journal of Folklore Research 2007
• Written for high school students and general readers....[a] comprehensive handbook divided into five chapters, including an introduction, definitions and classifications, examples and texts, scholarship and approaches, and contexts....This book will help students appreciate America's cultural diversity as they learn about the fascinating traditions of this important ethnic group.
  —Multicultural Review Spring 2007

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Definitions and Classifications
• Examples and Texts
• Scholarship and Approaches
• Contexts
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Web Resources
• Index

PDF Catalogs:

Folklore and Folklife 2007.pdf