Thesis
Oil, salt, and water: a life history of a Mexican-American curandera
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102216
Abstract
The concept of collaborative ethnography allows for the subject's emotions and thoughts to be expressed without being overshadowed by the will of the researcher. Feminist perspectives echo this concept while focusing on aspects of life directly impacted by gender. This project examines the factors that have affected the world of a single individual. Framed as an anthropological life history, this project utilizes one-on-one conversations with Juana Sandoval, a woman in her eighties. The result is the creation of a life history based on her experiences from a feminist perspective. This collaborative ethnography becomes a resource to survey working class lives of females in the 20th century. Recounting Mrs. Sandoval's experiences, first as a traditional Mexican-American wife, continuing as a labor activist in a tumultuous time, and currently as a curandera, this project considers the flexibility and changing nature of gender roles, ethnicity and tradition through the dramatic lens of one woman's life.
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Details
- Title
- Oil, salt, and water
- Creators
- Angela Marie Sulfaro
- Contributors
- Nancy P. McKee (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525053901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis