Cultural Diffusion in Mexico

The Influence of the Mexican Muralists in the United States. From the New Deal to the Abstract Expressionism. This thesis explains the importance and impact of this type of Mexican art in the United States. Also proposes to investigate the influence of the Mexican muralists in the United States, from the Depression to the Cold War. This thesis begins with the origins of the Mexican mural movement, which will provide the background to understand the artists ideologies and their relationship and conflicts with the Mexican government. Then, discuss the presence of Mexican artists in the United States, their repercussions, and the interaction between censorship and freedom of expression as well as the controversies that arose from their murals. Reference: Alvarez, L. (2001). The Influence of the Mexican Muralists in the United States. From the New Deal to the Abstract Expressionism (Master Thesis). Retrieved from: https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/32407

Diego Rivera: constructing a myth In this thesis we can know some interesting facts about the Mexican painter (Diego Rivera) and his paintings. Diego Rivera was a master of creating visual languages to express his ideas and beliefs. Throughout his life, he actively sought to define Mexican culture and his life through his art and his writing. Much of how he is remembered today: visionary, rebel, lover; and how Mexico is known to the world: exotic, colorful, cultural, was carefully crafted through Rivera‘s artistic efforts. If you want to read more, click in the title. Reference: Nordholm, H. (2011). Diego Rivera: constructing a myth (Master Thesis). Retrieved from https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/11261/NordholmDieRivCon.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

El vacío de la educación artística en México En México hay un vacío de educación artística en los niveles educativos y nada se hace por incentivar una política educativa que supere la situación, manifestó la investigadora María Esther Aguirre Lora, durante la presentación de su libro "Repensar las artes. Culturas, Educación y Cruce de Itinerarios". Referencia: El vacío de la educación artística en México. Noticias Trecevisión Publicado 05/05/2012. Recuperado de: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIvjPBqXOoQ

STREET ART  Street art in Mexico always represents something of Mexican culture, in the image can be seen represented an Alebrije. This ones was created in 1936 by a cardboard man named Pedro Linares López, at 30 years of age. His inspiration came after getting sick and falling into a deep sleep, where he saw these creatures for the first time. During his illness, it is said that Pedro dreamed of a forest full of trees, rocks and animals, being very peaceful. Suddenly, those elements began to transform into strange creatures, like donkeys with wings, roosters with bull horns, lions with dog heads, and so on. And all those fantastic animals shouted a word in unison and every time stronger: alebrijes. If you want to read more about this story click here. Reference: Gleo & UnoNueve collaborate on a new mural in Mexico City | StreetArtNews  Gleo and UnoNueve - Mexico City (Mexico) https://pin.it/3kbkod43ya2eu5 , http://viamexico.mx/misticismo-los-aleb...

Typical clothes of Mexico  These clothes are usually very colourful and made manually, the designs that usually have are flowers and patterns. The well-known Tehuanas Zapotecas use a skirt and huipil of satin, embroidered in chain, a refajo of strip embroidered and showy jewels. The dress suit, even more popular, is the suit that is used for great celebrations. It consists of a huipil embroidered by hand in a huge frame typical of the region and a skirt embroidered with designs of flowers in bright colors that has, in its lower part, a very large auction called holán. In the head they carry an attachment called "radiance". Generally, the outfit is decorated with gold jewelry, like medallions. The Tehuanas have a twisted braid, which has a giant bow around it. They also carry a "xicapextle", round and deep jícara varnished with drawings of flowers and adorned with flags of colors that wear on the head. It is mainly used in the traditional "fruit r...

Artistic interventions of the Mexican student movement. ‘Leverage’ is an inquiry into the work of Artistas Aliados, the artistic branch of the #YoSoy132 student movement that burst out in Mexico on May 11th, 2012. Excluded from the usual circuits of aesthetic and economic value production, the work of Artistas Aliados provides an opportunity to explore contemporary geopolitics of value from a position of relative exteriority. The author departs from the thesis that neoliberalism has appropriated the formal dimension of our imaginations as a result of its global hegemony over economics and mass media. Neoliberalism's colonization of form mobilizes unconscious affective content to the advantage of capital, which Artistas Aliados strive to leverage to their own advantage. Reference: Aroch-Fugellie, P. (2013). Leverage: Artistic interventions of the Mexican student movement. Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies, 22(4), 353–373. http://www.red-redial.net/mobile/recursos...

Formación de públicos en espacios culturales alternativos The formation of publics by cultural institutions is a necessity, since the studies carried out reveal the insufficient participation of citizens in the spaces created by these institutions for the enjoyment of cultural products. The objective of this paper was to propose a pedagogical strategy for public cultural education, which is its main contribution. This are some contents that you can find in this book: Prólogo Introducción Los centros culturales y la formación de públicos Hosteria la Bota La Compañía de Teatro Pentenciario de Santa Martha Acatitla La formación de lectores en México, revisión de algunas propuestas Contigo América Mecanismo de Comedia Wallpeople un proyecto internacional de Arte Colaborativo Historia e Identidad Cutout Fest El festival Internacional de Animación y Arte Digital El festival de la Huasteca. Reference: Benjamín González Pérez. (2015). Formación de pú...

Mexico’s street art explosion - Aztec meets urban - BBC Trending This is a video in where we can see how street art is in Mexico and the thoughts and opinions of the artists. Reference: BBC Trending. (2015, May 14). Mexico’s street art explosion - Aztec meets urban - BBC Trending. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/JesBDolwEgY

Mexican Culture: Customs & Traditions All the information is related to the Mexican culture and its wonderful traditions and customs. Reference: Zimmermann, K. (2017, July 19). Mexican Culture: Customs & Traditions. Retrieved from: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwiB4ISP6fzeAhVHSK0KHUVgBiQQFjAAegQIABAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livescience.com%2F38647-mexican-culture.html&usg=AOvVaw1D2Nx__S95UzF8IMmN9eiV

Mexican Culture This report it explains very clearly everything about Mexico and its culture, it also talks about complicated issues such as indigenous people, that are the ones who more have a lack of cultural and art education. This is a little part of it: The indigenous peoples of Mexico continue be substantially disadvantaged. According to official figures on multidimensional data from the National Council for Evaluation of Social Development Policy, 72.3% of Mexico’s indigenous population lives in poverty. Many live in small peasant communities in rural areas. Others have had to integrate into mestizo society in order to improve their living conditions. Today, many make a wage by selling crafts and performing traditional dances in costume for tourists... Reference: Evason, N. (2018). Mexican culture. Mexico: Cultural Atlas. Retrieved from: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjfqpfg8_zeAhXQwFkKHSdfD4kQFjAAegQICBAD&url=https%...

The Pain in Frida Kahlo’s art This thesis explains how the Mexican painter (Frida Kahlo) created her works based on the pain that she felt in her life. If you want the full text, click here. Reference: Harisa, B. (2012). The Pain in Frida Kahlo’s art (Master Thesis). Retrieved from: https://theses.cz/id/0satfx/Master_Thesis_by_Harisa_Haznadar.pdf

In Arts and Culture, a ‘New’ Mexico Embraces Its Roots Natalia Lafourcade is a Mexican singer and songwriter, she decided to connect back with her origins. MEXICO CITY — When the pop singer Natalia Lafourcade stepped onto the stage of National Auditorium here last fall, it was a high point of a career that began more than 10 years ago, when she performed in grunge-inspired attire. If you want to read more, click here. Reference: Villegas, P. (2016, August 23). In Arts and Culture, a ‘New’ Mexico Embraces Its Roots. The New York Times, retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/world/americas/mexico-culture-art-fashion.html

La vida y difusión cultural en México: sus alcances, logros y desafíos en el contexto del foro El México que Queremos Explicó que la difusión cultural debe pensarse en formas globales y en ese sentido el internet y las redes sociales exigen ser creativos en el diseño de estrategias de comunicación. La difusión cultural contemporánea es el arte de llevar al público las diversas manifestaciones artísticas y culturales, el objetivo es llevar el arte y la cultura al mayor número de mexicanos. Reference: Secretaria de Cultura. (2013). La vida y difusión cultural en México: sus alcances, logros y desafíos en el contexto del foro El México que Queremos. Prensa. Recuperado de: https://www.gob.mx/cultura/prensa/la-vida-y-difusion-cultural-en-mexico-sus-alcances-logros-y-desafios-en-el-contexto-del-foro-el-mexico-que-queremos

Mónica Mansour. José Gorostiza: la creación sin fin. México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2015 (Textos de Difusión Cultural. Serie El Estudio) El ojo crítico de la autora puesto sobre la obra de Gorostiza —uno de los representantes de ese grupo de intelectuales reunidos en torno a la revista Contemporáneos nos descubre una personalidad y una obra vista desde una perspectiva poco abordada hasta ahora: la del esoterismo, entendido como una serie de técnicas y conocimientos secretos muy al estilo de doctrinas como la alquimia, el hermetismo o la cábala. Referencia: Payán Escalante, I. (2018). Mónica Mansour. José Gorostiza: la creación sin fin. México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2015 (Textos de Difusión Cultural. Serie El Estudio). Literatura Mexicana, (1), 159. https://doi-org.udlap.idm.oclc.org/10.19130/iifl.litmex.29.1.2018.1066

ACCESO Y DISFRUTE DE LIBROS ANTIGUOS Y DOCUMENTOS HISTÓRICOS, COMO UN DERECHO CULTURAL EN MÉXICO. This paper analyzes the problem of access and enjoyment in rare books and historical documents as a cultural right in Mexico. The aim is understand the juridical nature of cultural right as constitutional guarantee of safeguard patrimonial objects by means of diffusion and knowledge about their value as cultural richness. Reference:  García, I. (2006). Acceso y disfrute de libros antiguos y documentos históricos, como un derecho cultural en México, 53. Retrieved from https://udlap.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edseli&AN=edseli.12078&lang=es&site=eds-live

'Échale un ojo a tus monumentos': Un programa de difusión sobre patrimonio cultural para niños y jóvenes de México. El programa "Échale un ojo a tus monumentos", de la Coordinación Nacional de Monumentos Históricos del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (CNMH-INAH), nació a partir de una necesidad muy específica: lograr que los escolares de educación básica en centros o poblados con monumentos históricos conozcan, disfruten y difundan desde su realidad particular el patrimonio cultural edificado. Haciendo eco del principio de la escuela activa "aprender haciendo", nuestro enfoque busca que se aprenda a valorar cuidando; es decir, se trata de inducir valores en el estudiante por medio de su participación activa. La presente contribución expone los objetivos, metodología y desarrollo del programa con el fin dereportar algunos de sus resultados y plantear algunos retos a futuro, mismos que llevan a una reflexión sobre la experiencia y s...

Derecho a la cultura en México. Su constitucionalización, sus características, alcances y limitaciones.  El derecho a la cultura, dentro de nuestro sistema constitucional, es uno de los derechos humanos menos estudiados. Desde su inclusión en la Constitución prácticamente su evolución ha sido nula. En el presente artículo, se analiza sunaturaleza y alcances con la finalidad de conseguir un mejor desarrollo, tanto desde la perspectiva de las políticas públicas, como en su desarrollo legislativo, por medio de una Ley General de Cultura. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Referencia: Dorantes Díaz, F. J. (2013). Derecho a la cultura en México. Su constitucionalización, sus características, alcances y limitaciones. Alegatos - Revista Jurídica de La Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, (85), 845–862. Retrieved from https://udlap.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=110195050&lang=es&site=eds-live

La cultura y la cuestión social Mario Luis Fuentes dialoga con la Dra. Silvia Molina, Presidenta del Seminario de Cultura Mexicana y con la Dra. Ma. Teresa Uriarte Castañeda, Coordinadora de Difusión Cultural de la UNAM acerca del incumplimiento de los derechos culturales, así como de darle visibilidad a la relevancia que tiene el nexo entre la cultura y la cuestión social. Referencia: Canal Once (15/10/2013). México Social - La cultura y la cuestión social.

Culturas en movimiento: migración y difusión-dilución de las creencias en México Este artículo académico habla sobre las culturas seculares que también evolucionan a escala local, a veces de manera rápida; esta perspectiva a menudo es olvidada porque se ha privilegiado la atención a las influencias transnacionales. Ése es el caso de dos fundamentos culturales de América Latina: la pertenencia indígena heredada de los pueblos amerindios, y la religión católica, que si bien desde la Conquista adquirió un monopolio casi absoluto, desde los años sesenta ha disminuido su influencia frente a las iglesias evangelistas. La dinámica de estos rasgos culturales, por difusión o dilución, tiene un componente que interesa al demógrafo: la migración de las personas. Referencia: Daniel Delaunay. (2011). Culturas en movimiento: migración y difusión-dilución de las creencias en México. Estudios demográficos y urbanos, (2 (77)), 276. Retrieved from https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.udlap.idm.oclc.or...

Education in Mexico, Central America and the Latin Caribbean Examines the development and practice of education in México, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The chapters, written by local experts, provide an overview of the structure, aims and purposes of education in each of these ten countries with very different socio-economic backgrounds. Education in Mexico, Central America and the Latin Caribbean examines the development and practice of education in Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. The chapters, written by local experts, provide an overview of the structure, aims and purposes of education in each of these ten countries with very different socio-economic backgrounds.  The authors present curriculum standards, pedagogy, evaluation, accountability and delivery, discussing both how the formal systems are structured a...