Being Edward James Olmos: Culture Clash and the Portrayal of Chicano Masculinity
This paper analyzes how Culture Clash problematizes Chicano masculinity through the manipulation of two iconic Chicano characters originally popularized by two films starring Edward James Olmos - the pachuco from Luis Valdez’s Zoot Suit (1981) and the portrayal of real-life math teacher Jaime Esca...
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| Language: | English |
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New Prairie Press
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature |
| Online Access: | http://newprairiepress.org/sttcl/vol32/iss2/12 |