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From Critical Realism to Politicized Expressivity: Integrated Soundtracks in Contemporary Mexican Cinema

Description:

The intersection of sound design and music scoring has been employed expressively in contemporary Mexican cinema to convey complex social commentary. This dissertation investigates how the Mexican films Vuelven, Sin Señas Particulares, and Sanctorum exploit the potentials of the soundtrack to create politicized aesthetic experiences. My research is in dialogue...

Keyword:

Funeral rites, The grotesque, Mixe language, Integrated soundtrack, Cinematic subjectivity, Musicology, Mexican cinema, Sound studies, Drug trafficking, Mexican history, The sublime, Aesthetics, Horror cinema, Film scoring, Cinematic death, Immigration politics, and Film studies

Subject:

Emigration and immigration--Social aspects, Feature films, Film festivals, Mexicans--Politics and government, Fantasy films, Musicology, Horror films, Art, Mexican, Sound, Music--Philosophy and aesthetics, Mexico, Documentary-style films, and Drug traffic

Creator:

Craig Davis Pinson

Owner:

Craig Davis Pinson

Language:

English

Date Uploaded:

06/23/2022

Date Modified:

07/15/2022

Resource Type:

Dissertation