Language, Space and the Evolving Chicano Family in Nava's My Family

This article focuses on My Family as an outstanding example of Chicano cinema that was successful in reaching both minority and so called mainstream audiences. In particular, the study explores the film’s use of language (specifically, code-switching), its representation of space (the film is set al...

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Autor principal:	Gabrielle Carthy
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Lenguaje:	EN ES
Publicado:	Prof. Dr. Vittoria Borsò, Prof. Dr. Frank Leinen, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Yasmin Temelli, Prof. Dr. Guido Rings 2012
Materias:	chicano family language space Language and Literature P
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bafefd89ab424cd19d1b785620d894902021-11-24T12:47:54ZLanguage, Space and the Evolving Chicano Family in Nava's My Family10.23692/imex.2.62193-9756https://doaj.org/article/bafefd89ab424cd19d1b785620d894902012-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.imex-revista.com/integration-in-my-family/https://doaj.org/toc/2193-9756This article focuses on My Family as an outstanding example of Chicano cinema that was successful in reaching both minority and so called mainstream audiences. In particular, the study explores the film’s use of language (specifically, code-switching), its representation of space (the film is set almost exclusively in East L.A.) and its representation of the family (the film depicts three generations of a Chicano family). These categories are examined in turn to determine the extent to which My Family enacts a dialectic between accessibility (openness to the dominant culture) and inaccessibility (the assertion of difference), concluding that the film rejects separatism and assimilation in favour of integration.Gabrielle CarthyProf. Dr. Vittoria Borsò, Prof. Dr. Frank Leinen, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Yasmin Temelli, Prof. Dr. Guido Ringsarticlechicano familylanguagespaceLanguage and LiteraturePENESiMex. México Interdisciplinario/Interdisciplinary Mexico, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 73-85 (2012)
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description	This article focuses on My Family as an outstanding example of Chicano cinema that was successful in reaching both minority and so called mainstream audiences. In particular, the study explores the film’s use of language (specifically, code-switching), its representation of space (the film is set almost exclusively in East L.A.) and its representation of the family (the film depicts three generations of a Chicano family). These categories are examined in turn to determine the extent to which My Family enacts a dialectic between accessibility (openness to the dominant culture) and inaccessibility (the assertion of difference), concluding that the film rejects separatism and assimilation in favour of integration.
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Language, Space and the Evolving Chicano Family in Nava's My Family

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