00981nas a2200145   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100001700043245006900060856015900129300001200288490000700300520051500307022001300822                                       d1 aZ.S. Mendoza00aDefining folklore: Mestizo and indigenous identities on the move  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85087246753&doi=10.1111%2fj.1470-9856.1998.tb00170.x&partnerID=40&md5=51b3fe4ccdbfe56e671ead53930772bc  a165-1830 v173 aThis 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.  a02613050