Orozco's American Epic Myth, History, and the Melancholy of Race |
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| Author:
| Coffey, Mary K. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4780-0330-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2020 |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $28.95 |
Book Description:
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Mary K. Coffey examines José Clemente Orozco's mural cycle Epic of American Civilization, which indicts history as complicit in colonial violence and questions the claims of Manifest Destiny in the United States and the Mexican desire to mend the wounds of conquest in pursuit of a postcolonial national project.
Mary K. Coffey examines José Clemente Orozco's mural cycle Epic of American Civilization, which indicts history as complicit in colonial violence and questions the claims of Manifest Destiny in the United States and the Mexican desire to mend the wounds of conquest in pursuit of a postcolonial national project.