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SPAN 245 - Chicano/Mexican American Culture - Flores: Criticism & Reviews

This guide supports research for Prof Flores' Fall 2024 class. The resources in this guide will help you find sources for your paper where you argue in favor of cultural preservation or adaptation to the American mainstream.

Finding Criticism & Reviews

Use the databases below to look for criticism and reviews of art, music, literature, film and television.  Choose the database based on the type of cultural expression you are using. If you want criticism of a book, such as I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, you can look in a database that contains literary criticism in addition to looking for reviews in newspaper and magazine articles.  You can find reviews of films, music, art, and television shows in magazine and newspaper databases.

Construct searches like these:

"one day at a time" AND review

"I am not your perfect Mexican daughter"

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