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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"border identity"”.
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Charro Days: History, Culture, and Identity on the U.S.-Mexico Border
… of Mexicaness and Americaness to highlight the border’s unique position which is situated between cities, countries, and cultures. This thesis examines three events: “Hands Across the Border”, Sombrero Festival, and the Grand International Parade. It explores the ways in which Brownsville and …
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Trinkets and Charms: the use, meaning and significance of later medieval and early post-medieval dress accessories
… nature of dress accessories used in the two border regions and there is little evidence to suggest that they were consciously used by later medieval and early-post medieval people to display a border identity. Chance finds and PAS results have extended our knowledge of the types of adornments …
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Borders, Bridges, and Beer: Performances of Cultural Identities in the Washington Birthday Celebration
… Texas, a city situated in the U.S.-Mexico border region, make sense of their identities through their experiences in the Washington Birthday Celebration (WBC). By focusing on communication as means for creating cultural identities, this study provides insight into how communication is used …
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La Jungla Amanecida de Ardalani: Mysticismo y Erotismo en la Lirica Latino Americana
The lyric work of Mexican-border poet Elvia G. Ardalani overcomes cultural, chronological and natural frontiers. The author, Professor of Peninsular and Latin American literature at the name o f university, Edinburg Texas, has published three books of poetry: “Por recuerdos viejos, por esos …