Loca Motion: The Travels of Chicana and Latina, Habell-Pallan, Michelle<-

Loca MotionThe Travels of Chicana and Latina Popular Culture\nAuthor(s): Michelle Habell-Pallan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814736630, 978-0814736630\nSynopsis\n2006 Honorable Mention for MLA Prize in US Latina and Latino and Chicana and Chicano Literary and Cultural Studies\n In the summer of 1995, El Vez, the \""Mexican Elvis,\""along with his backup singers and band, The Lovely Elvettes and the Memphis Mariachis, served as master of ceremony for a ground-breaking show, \""Diva [url] A Salute to [url] Latinas in the Tanda Style.\"" The performances were remarkable not only for the talent displayed, but for their blend of linguistic, musical, and cultural traditions.\n In Loca Motion, Michelle Habell-Palln argues that performances like Diva [url] play a vital role in shaping and understanding contemporary transnational social dynamics. Chicano/a and Latino/a popular culture, including spoken wo.