For this last blog post, I wanted to reflect on all my favorite moments during the span of this course. When I signed up for the class, I didn't really know what to expect because it was essentially my first class that the curriculum was based on by art/aritsts and Chicanx/Latinx artists at that. I can now name far more artists than I could in the beginning of the quarter which is a great improvement in itself. I really enjoyed watching the “Taking Back The School” documentary; I felt that it was a great inclusion to this class because it really tied into the material we were learning. I also loved learning about rasquachismo as well; I never heard of the term before this class, and I’m so glad I do now. Furthermore, I really liked our conversations we had about La Virgencita. Although I grew up in a Catholic household my entire life, was baptized, and constantly surrounded by La Virgen de Guadalupe, I thought it was amazing to see different versions of La Virgencita coming through, for example, Yolanda M. López’s piece Eclipse. She created it because she was “exploring representations of womanhood…She was not satisfied with the popular images within Mexican American communities and those promoted by the media” (Davalos, 82). It certainly made me happy to see and learn about that because I love to see the patriarchy getting challenged and torn down. Lastly, I think my favorite part was being able to focus on one artist (Chicanx/Latinx) and learning about their works of art and who they are. I think there are so many talented individuals who deserve their recognition and with this project, it makes it possible by creating a Wiki page for them. Overall I really enjoyed the material that was presented, I am much more knowledgable in the subject now, and I look forward to taking more classes like this. Thank you for a great winter quarter!
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