Isabel Arredondo
Biographic Data
| ID | 5686416 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Isabel Arredondo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Isabel |
| FAMILY NAME | Arredondo |
| SIGNATURE | ARREDONDO I |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Travelogues to Political Intervention in Juliet Barrett Rublee's Flame of Mexico
Although she is absent from most film histories, feminist activist Juliet Barrett Rublee produced what is probably the first US feature film made entirely in Mexico, Flame of Mexico (1932). This article argues that Flame is a crossover film; it shares with film travelogues the desire to bring US audiences the world beyond our reach, but it crosses over by creating a dramatic narrative that addresses US-Mexico policy, specifically the effects of t…
Tenía bríos y, aún vieja, los sigo teniendo
The interview with filmmaker Matilde Landeta (1910–1999) shows that moving up within the film union was conditioned by gender, and that such advancement was contingent upon the alliance or competition between the Mexican and North-American film industries. The interview also shows that in her films Landeta interpreted the Mexican meta-narratives, such as the Conquest, the Mexican Revolution and the Life of the Modern City, from a feminine point o…
By Popular Demand
Mexican filmmaker María Novaro challenges populist stereotypes by presenting an antipatriarchal and dynamic representation of the popular. Novaro's film Danzón (1991) fulfills both popular taste and expectations while also problematizing them. The author uses French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu's concepts of “taste” and “intention” to respond to the question, How could the same Mexican film, Danzón, be liked by intellectuals at Cannes Film Festiva…
Miguel Angel Asturias's Archeology of Return
Tenía bríos y, aún vieja, los sigo teniendo
The interview with filmmaker Matilde Landeta (1910–1999) shows that moving up within the film union was conditioned by gender, and that such advancement was contingent upon the alliance or competition between the Mexican and North-American film industries. The interview also shows that in her films Landeta interpreted the Mexican meta-narratives, such as the Conquest, the Mexican Revolution and the Life of the Modern City, from a feminine point o…
Miguel Angel Asturias's Archeology of Return
By Popular Demand
Mexican filmmaker María Novaro challenges populist stereotypes by presenting an antipatriarchal and dynamic representation of the popular. Novaro's film Danzón (1991) fulfills both popular taste and expectations while also problematizing them. The author uses French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu's concepts of “taste” and “intention” to respond to the question, How could the same Mexican film, Danzón, be liked by intellectuals at Cannes Film Festiva…
Tenía bríos y, aún vieja, los sigo teniendo
The interview with filmmaker Matilde Landeta (1910–1999) shows that moving up within the film union was conditioned by gender, and that such advancement was contingent upon the alliance or competition between the Mexican and North-American film industries. The interview also shows that in her films Landeta interpreted the Mexican meta-narratives, such as the Conquest, the Mexican Revolution and the Life of the Modern City, from a feminine point o…
From Travelogues to Political Intervention in Juliet Barrett Rublee's Flame of Mexico
Although she is absent from most film histories, feminist activist Juliet Barrett Rublee produced what is probably the first US feature film made entirely in Mexico, Flame of Mexico (1932). This article argues that Flame is a crossover film; it shares with film travelogues the desire to bring US audiences the world beyond our reach, but it crosses over by creating a dramatic narrative that addresses US-Mexico policy, specifically the effects of t…
Art (4 works) · History (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Film director (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works)