TY - JOUR AU - Z.S. Mendoza AB - This article analyses how the performance of folkloric music and dance defines and redefines ethnic/racial distinctions and identities in the Andes. It focuses on the promotional activities of urban-based institutions in Cusco called instituciones culturales, particularly how these activities have shaped folkloric performance. The article calls attention to the continuing importance of race as a central category of social differentiation, showing how folkloric performances embody ethnic/racial identities. DO - 10.1111/j.1470-9856.1998.tb00170.x M1 - 2 N1 - Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd N2 - This article analyses how the performance of folkloric music and dance defines and redefines ethnic/racial distinctions and identities in the Andes. It focuses on the promotional activities of urban-based institutions in Cusco called instituciones culturales, particularly how these activities have shaped folkloric performance. The article calls attention to the continuing importance of race as a central category of social differentiation, showing how folkloric performances embody ethnic/racial identities. SP - 165 EP - 183 TI - Defining folklore: Mestizo and indigenous identities on the move UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85087246753&doi=10.1111%2fj.1470-9856.1998.tb00170.x&partnerID=40&md5=51b3fe4ccdbfe56e671ead53930772bc VL - 17 SN - 02613050 ER -