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    Sol, Sombra, y Media Luz: History, Parody, and Identity Formation in the Mexican American Carpa

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    2000
    Author
    Haney, Peter C.
    Publisher
    International Pragmatics Association (IPrA)
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    Abstract
    This paper analyzes a parody of the tango "A media luz" that was performed by Rodolfo García, a Mexican American comedian who worked in his family's tent show, the Carpa García, in the early 1940s. I argue that by juxtaposing the generic conventions of the tango with those of the canción ranchera and by introducing carni valesque humor, Mr. Garcia's parody articulated a distinctly local Mexican American identity which was strongly linked to a sense of working-class masculinity. In this way, the parody highlights the class- and gender-based contradictions that were inherent in ongoing processes of Mexican American identity formation at mid-century.
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    This is the publisher's official version, also available electronically here: http://elanguage.net/journals/pragmatics/article/view/2635/2605
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    http://hdl.handle.net/1808/9903
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    Haney, Peter C. “Sol, sombra, y media luz: Parody, Genre Play, and Identity Formation in the Mexican American Carpa.” Pragmatics 10(1):99-124.

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