article
carne, carnales, and the carnivalesque: Bakhtinian batos, disorder, and narrative discourses
American ethnologist • 16 (3) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 471-486
By: Limón, José Eduardo.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
An astute analysis of the verbal play and interaction, heavy in sexual allusions, of working class Mexican Americans in South Texas. Limón takes exception to the negative psychological interpretations by Mexican intellectuals who articulate a dominant class view that basically denegrates lower working class males and their culture. Rather he sees the play as expressions of respect and friendship. It is degrading only in Bakhtin's positive and regenerative use of the term, 'to bring down to earth' and give birth to something new. The article ends with Limón's own critical self-reflection on ethnographic practice prompted by an informant's parody of anthropologists and fieldwork.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Observation in research
- Sociolinguistics
- Humor
- Classes
- Friendships
- Sexuality
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chicanos
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1981
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1981
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- south Texas, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- José E. Limón
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-486)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 74644326
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mexican Americans