1. I love the idea of the "quebradita" that uses music and dance to physically express cultural identity, class tensions and nationalism for Mexican-Americans. How much more beneficial is it to use aesthetics like dance and music which have a universal quality in their expression that performance, possibly limited by language barriers, may not provide? Is this art form too ambiguous in trying to address Americanization AND cultural identity? Does this come across without having read the articles that we were assigned? What is the significance of dancing solo versus as a couple, especially in the feminist context of border culture which we learned back with Nao Bustamante?
2. As we reach the end of the quarter, I would like to look at the art forms as a whole. Between music, visual art, and performance, what are each form's individual advantages and disadvantages? What different approaches does each take in examining and addressing border culture? What are the different borders which have been crossed throughout the quarter as we looked at the border culture and what are the benefits of being more knowledgeable as we are now in helping to ease the conflict between Mexicans and Americans?
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