{"product_id":"our-lady-of-controversy-alma-l-pezs-irreverent-apparition-with-cd-audio-9780292726420","title":"Our Lady of Controversy: Alma López's \"Irreverent Apparition\" [With CD (Audio)]","description":"\u003cp\u003eMonths before Alma López's digital collage \u003ci\u003eOur Lady\u003c\/i\u003e was shown at the Museum of International Folk Art in 2001, the museum began receiving angry phone calls from community activists and Catholic leaders who demanded that the image not be displayed. Protest rallies, prayer vigils, and death threats ensued, but the provocative image of la Virgen de Guadalupe (hands on hips, clad only in roses, and exalted by a bare-breasted butterfly angel) remained on exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHighlighting many of the pivotal questions that have haunted the art world since the NEA debacle of 1988, the contributors to \u003ci\u003eOur Lady of Controversy\u003c\/i\u003e present diverse perspectives, ranging from definitions of art to the artist's intention, feminism, queer theory, colonialism, and Chicano nationalism. Contributors include the exhibition curator, Tey Marianna Nunn; award-winning novelist and Chicana historian Emma Pérez; and Deena González (recognized as one of the fifty most important living women historians in America).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccompanied by a bonus DVD of Alma López's \u003ci\u003eI Love Lupe\u003c\/i\u003e video that looks at the Chicana artistic tradition of reimagining la Virgen de Guadalupe, featuring a historic conversation between Yolanda López, Ester Hernández, and Alma López, \u003ci\u003eOur Lady of Controversy\u003c\/i\u003e promises to ignite important new dialogues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-381858\"\u003eAlicia Gaspar De Alba\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292726420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292726422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART040000\"\u003eAmerican | Hispanic \u0026amp; Latino\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART016000\"\u003eIndividual Artists | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC032000\"\u003eGender Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Alicia Gaspar de Alba is a Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies, English, and Women's Studies at UCLA. Her nine previous books encompass historical novels, poetry, short stories, and a cultural study of Chicano art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Alma López is an artist, activist, and visual storyteller originally from Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. She is the artist of the 11\" x 14\" photo-based digital print titled \"Our Lady\" which was at the center of the controversy in 2001. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47671153361193,"sku":"292726422","price":38.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/products\/img_cfe11940-6e58-460d-9200-d52bf2c4bad2.jpg?v=1708421815","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/our-lady-of-controversy-alma-l-pezs-irreverent-apparition-with-cd-audio-9780292726420","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}