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Journal Article
A Beautiful Thing: Mariachi and Femininity in Jalisco, Mexico
2013
Overview
In Mexico, the western state of Jalisco is popularly represented as the birthplace of mariachi. An excessively circulated national symbol, performances and performers of mariachi embody two important tenets of Mexican nationalism: machismo and mestizaje. In addition, Jalisco is also famous for its beautiful women, known for their light skin and piety. In this article I examine the increasing popular performance of women in all-female mariachis. Specifically, I am interested in how these mariacheras embody, mimic and contest their femininities in a highly gendered and racialized context in Jalisco. Au Mexique, la perception populaire situe dans l'État occidental du Jalisco l'origine du mariachi. Symbole national surexploité, les représentations et les performeurs de la tradition mariachi incarnent deux dimensions importantes du nationalisme mexicain : le machisme et le métissage (machismo et mestizaje). De plus, Jalisco est aussi réputée pour la beauté de ses femmes, reconnues pour la pâleur de leur peau et leur piété. Dans cet article, je m'intéresse à la popularité croissante des performances de groupes mariachi exclusivement composés de femmes. Je m'intéresse particulièrement à comment ces mariacheras incarnent, imitent, et contestent leurs féminités dans le contexte hautement genré et racialisé de Jalisco.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press,Wilfrid Laurier University,Canadian Anthropology Society
