Inner Borderlines Visions of America through the Eyes of Alejandro Morales Luis Mancha [videorecording]=

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Luis Mancha

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TextLanguage: English Summary language: English Original language: English Publication details: USA Spain Pragda 2014Description: 1 videodisc (ca 72 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 inOther title:

Visions of America through the Eyes of Alejandro Morales

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Visions of America through the Eyes of Alejandro Morales

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PN1997 .I564 2014

Summary: From case cover: In April 2013, Luis Mancha went to the University of California, Irvine to meet Alejandro Morales, a remarkably under-read Chicano author whose historicism, baroque, and at times grotesque aesthetics are key to understanding his world view. His conglomeration of styles challenges both readers and literacy critics. Morales's works present a vision of Southern California and America so different from the image that the United States projects abroad that Mancha felt compelled to make this documentary film. Inner Borderlines follows Alejandro Morales in his journey around Southern California as he tries to understand many issues concerning the Latino population and U.S. society. The film deals with ideas such as the first immigrants to California; The Californios and how California was taken over by Anglo-Americans; how the city of Irvine cam to be; the heart of Orange County: Santa Ana; what a Barrio is ; what "white flight" means; Simons town: a city that built Los Angeles; and being a Chicano writer...

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
DVD - Video	SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-B: DVD Cabinet B	PN1997 .I564 2014	Available		001322

From case cover:
In April 2013, Luis Mancha went to the University of California, Irvine to meet Alejandro Morales, a remarkably under-read Chicano author whose historicism, baroque, and at times grotesque aesthetics are key to understanding his world view.

His conglomeration of styles challenges both readers and literacy critics. Morales's works present a vision of Southern California and America so different from the image that the United States projects abroad that Mancha felt compelled to make this documentary film.

Inner Borderlines follows Alejandro Morales in his journey around Southern California as he tries to understand many issues concerning the Latino population and U.S. society.

The film deals with ideas such as the first immigrants to California; The Californios and how California was taken over by Anglo-Americans; how the city of Irvine cam to be; the heart of Orange County: Santa Ana; what a Barrio is ; what "white flight" means; Simons town: a city that built Los Angeles; and being a Chicano writer...

DVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; stereo; NTSC; Regions 0; 16:9 widescreen.

English audio.

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