Dress, Fashion, and National Identity in Puerto Rico Taínos to Beauty Queens

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Dress, Fashion, and National Identity in Puerto Rico Taínos to Beauty Queens | 11.88 MB

Title: Dress, Fashion, and National Identity in Puerto Rico Taínos to Beauty Queens
Author: José Blanco F.
Category: Social Science, Ethnic Studies, Fashion, Criticism, Customs & Traditions, General Design
Language: English | 395 str. Pages | ISBN: 9781350341944


Description:
Analyzing dress, costume, and fashion in Puerto Rico, this collection utilizes case studies that explore national identity and nation formation as well as past and current practices in Puerto Rican visual culture.
As the last Spanish-speaking colony with an ever-growing diaspora, Puerto Rico presents a unique opportunity to study national identity and nation formation through dress and fashion. In Dress, Fashion, and National Identity in Puerto Rico,  José Blanco F. and Raúl J. Vázquez-López combine new material and previously published essays that review diverse aspects of visual culture in Puerto Rico.

The book is divided into three sections that define and redefine the terms "dress", "costume", and "fashion" through case studies that include the resurgence of native Taíno imagery, the Young Lords' resistance through dress, the iconic Jíbaro peasants, festival and dance costumes, and the fashion of Puerto Rican Miss Universe contestants.
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