TY - JOUR
KW - Mexico (MX)
KW - Social conflicts (THE\_65396)
KW - Social practices
KW - rituals and festive events (ICH\_1229)
AU - N. Churchill
AB - This article problematizes the process of heritage declaration using ethnographic research on the working class carnival produced each year in the historic city center of Puebla, México. The author explores the ways in which the intersection of cultural and political practice in this case has not only called into question the authenticity of certain aspects of this local tradition, but have instead converted them into points of contention among carnival producers.
M1 - 1
N2 - This article problematizes the process of heritage declaration using ethnographic research on the working class carnival produced each year in the historic city center of Puebla, México. The author explores the ways in which the intersection of cultural and political practice in this case has not only called into question the authenticity of certain aspects of this local tradition, but have instead converted them into points of contention among carnival producers.
EP - 1
TI - Dignifying Carnival: The Politics of Heritage Recognition in Puebla, Mexico
VL - 13
SN - 0940-7391
ER -