Dominican University of California
Virgin of Guadalupe: The Evolution of Mexico's Mother Image Into a Cultural Icon
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>Since its time of creation, the Virgin of Guadalupe image has been used in various political, social, and humanitarian struggles throughout Mexico and the United States. This remarkable image is responsible for unifying the people during post-conquest Mexico when discriminatory treatment and slavery of the indigenous people was common. The image is a symbol of Mexican nationalism embedded with Catholic and Aztec religious beliefs that has evolved into a popular cultural icon. This progression of her popularity can be seen in artistic expression from Mexican artists in the sixteenth century to the Chicano art movement in the twentieth century United States. This thesis is an analysis of the evolution of the Virgin of Guadalupe image through visual art.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Master's Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Graduate Humanities
- Year dc:date.available
- 2014
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Garcia-Garza, Tashina
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Leslie Ross, PhD
- Heidi Chretien, PhD
Subjects
dc:subject × 7Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholar.dominican.edu/masters-theses/134
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholar.dominican.edu:masters-theses-1132