1. Essay 1: “Out of the House, the Halo, and the Whore’s Mask: The Mirror of Malinchismo”
Why did Chicanos view Chicana feminist as "men-haters", "lesbians"...etc?
This question came to mind because I felt that Chicanos would be informed about why it was important for a Chicana to be a feminist. It also angered me because after professor Gaspar de Alba's presentation, I considered myself a feminist. Professor Gaspar de Alba stated in "There's No Place Like Aztlan: Embodied Aesthetics in Chicana Art" that Chicano leaders belived that Chicana feminists were a threat to "beliefs and values of la familia"(128). I can see how Chicanos can see how Chicanas are a threat to values of ones family because I am reminded of art that expresses feminists empowerment such as Yolanda M. Lopez, Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe. I have showed my mother some Chicana art that expresses feminist empowerment throught the change of the Virgin of Guadalupe and my mother has stated that her beliefs go against changing the Virgins look. I believe that this has a lot to do with ones religion and culture.
2. Essay # 2 "There's No Place Like Aztlán: Embodied Aesthetics in Chicana Art"
How did the concept of The Wizard of Oz came to your mind in terms of the connection that you made related to Aztlan?
As I read the article I was a bit confused about why I was reading the Wizard of Oz and Dorothy finding her identity. When I kept on reading I saw the connection between Dorothy and Aztlan and how both Chicano/a artists and Dorothy go through a journey in a their own homeland. I never thought about how Chicanos /as dealt with the problem of identity or place of origin.
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