CORE Lecture Study Questions Suggestions

Performing Post-Mexican Identities on Global Stages

Bruce-Novoa

Reading: Roger Bartra and Subcomandante Marcos

June 6-7

1. When did the EZLN declare war?

2. Why can it be said that the Zapatista declarations state the obvious?

3. How does Subcomandante Marcos use style to make his texts seem true?

4. What international agreement set off the Zapatista revolt?

5. How did the Zapatistas initially market themselves to the U.S. audience?

6. What image did the Zapatistas find to have most appeal?

7. How have writers responded to the Zapatistas?

8. What are Bartra's main points in his critique of Zapatismo?

9. Why does Bartra think that the Zapatista plan would limit certain groups' rights?

10. How can Zapatismo be seen to provide relief to those who feel ill at ease with postmodernity?

11. What does Prof. Bruce-Novoa mean when he calls Subcomandante Marcos an internet superstar?

12. How has Marcos used the internet to achieve his goals?

13. What does Marcos do with the celebrity visitors who arrive to see him in the jungle?

14. How does the internet provide a sense of reality and validity to the Zapatista cause?

15. What is virtual citizenship in the recent Mexican situation?

16. How do the Yahoo links interact with the Migrant internet site?

17. What areas of Mexican life that were not typically covered in literature have appeared in Mexican postmodern literature?

10. What is meant by Kitsch and how is it used in postmodern art?

11. What aspects of popular crafts appear in Mexican postmodern art?

12. What is meant by Topology and Fractals? How are these concepts used in Mexican some sculpture?

13. What does Ricardo Legorreta represent in the field of international architecture?

14. What are the characteristic of the international Mexican school of architecture now?

15. How has Mexican film marketed itself recently in the global market?

16. What does local success allow Mexican directors to do? What is the most recent example of this process?

17. How do concerts serve as a global stage for national performances?

18. How did the National Folkloric Ballet of México represent different aspects of the Mexican national identity?

19. How does CAFÉ TACUBA differ from the Folkloric Ballet in the representation of national identity?

20. How can it be said that different songs by Café Tacuba represent different aspects of Mexican culture?

21. How does Café Tacuba challenge established images of Mexican culture?

22. How can Café Tacuba be seen as a new version of the national allegory of the Mexican family?