Tavera, Hillary (Hillary)

Hello, my name is Hillary Tavera and my preferred pronouns are she, her, hers. I am currently a psychobiology major and I am in my first year here at UCLA. I am not yet involved in any research programs offered by UCLA, but I would like to later join in on any research that involves psychology as I am very interested in that topic. I do not have a lot of knowledge on art in general, but I have always been slightly interested in art. I am looking forward to learning a lot from this class, Especially since it is focused on Chicana artists. The focus on Chicana artists leads me to believe that it will help me become more in tune with my culture as music does for me already. 

The reading from this week that I would like to address is “Conditions For Producing Chicana Art” by Sybil Venegas. I was fascinated by the way this reading was structured, it first stated the traditional expectations of the Mexican woman, then it proceed to express the changing circumstances for Chicanas. Since Chicanas are experiencing a clash of two cultures they are adjusting to more modern lifestyles. My question is since these Chicana artists are changing the way that Mexican woman are expected to act are they erasing part of their culture or is this harmless way for the Chicana artists to receive more recognition? Overall I am interested in learning and discussing a lot in this class, I look forward to meeting everyone in class!