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Polka /

The film confronts the accordion music of Chicano immigrants in southern Texas with the traditional music of accordion players in Austria. Without making any final judgments on the 'roots' of 'conjunto' music of the Chicanos, the film is able to reveal the different claims to eth...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rens, Maarten (Interviewer, interviewer (expression)), Boonzajer Flaes, Robert M (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: London : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1986.
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 2
Subjects:
Mexican Americans > Texas > Music > History and criticism.
Mexican Americans > Mexico > Music > Ethnic identity.
Polkas > Texas > History and criticism.
Polkas > Austria > History and criticism.
Conjunto music > History and criticism.
Popular music > Texas > History and criticism.
Popular music > Austria > History and criticism.
Accordion music > History and criticism.
Austrians > Ethnic identity.
Austrians > Music > History and criticism.
Ethnicity.
Ethnomusicology.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Texas > Musique > Histoire et critique.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Musique > Identité ethnique > Mexique.
Polkas > Texas > Histoire et critique.
Polkas > Autriche > Histoire et critique.
Conjunto (Musique) > Histoire et critique.
Musique populaire > Texas > Histoire et critique.
Musique populaire > Autriche > Histoire et critique.
Accordéon, Musique d' > Histoire et critique.
Autrichiens > Identité ethnique.
Autrichiens > Musique > Histoire et critique.
Ethnicité.
Ethnomusicologie.
Accordion music.
Conjunto music.
Mexican Americans.
Polkas.
Popular music.
Austria.
Mexico.
Texas.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Online media.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The film confronts the accordion music of Chicano immigrants in southern Texas with the traditional music of accordion players in Austria. Without making any final judgments on the 'roots' of 'conjunto' music of the Chicanos, the film is able to reveal the different claims to ethnic identity. Most interestingly, Chicanos in Mexico and Texas and Austrians comment upon each others' way of playing Polka.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 6, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (53 min.)
Playing Time:00:52:41