Peiro, Eva Woods
White Gypsies
- ISBN 13:
- 9780816645855
- author:
- Peiro, Eva Woods
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 337
- Dimensions:
- 21.08 x 13.72 x 2.29 centimetres
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
The Spanish film musical, often dismissed as reactionary, is reevaluated in White Gypsies. This timely study reveals how these films addressed anxious concerns about race and identity in twentieth-century Spain. Eva Woods Peiró explores the intricate interweaving of race and modernity in popular Spanish cinema, focusing on the processes of identity formation and the construction of class, gender, and sexuality. The book examines how these films allowed audiences to negotiate complex social contradictions, particularly through the whitening of their stars and the increasing Andalusianization of storylines. By scrutinizing this phenomenon, Peiró sheds light on how racial thinking was projected and understood across popular Spanish cinema, making White Gypsies a valuable corrective to existing knowledge.
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