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Chon A. Noriega
チョン・ノリエガ
Chon Noriega
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961 （Miami, Florida, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- Miami (birth) → Chicago (from 1973) → Los Angeles (from 1992)
Career
- Occupations
- art historian, media scholar, curator, professor
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (former director), Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA, adjunct curator), National Association of Latino Independent Producers (co-founder)
- Memberships
- National Association of Latino Independent Producers (co-founded)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois at Chicago | — | English | BA | — | United States |
| Stanford University | — | — | MA, PhD | — | United States |
University of Illinois at Chicago
English
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Bachelor's degree in English
Stanford University
Degree:
MA, PhD
Country:
United States
Received MA and PhD (specific departmental affiliation varies by source)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Guggenheim Fellowship (Fine Arts Research) | Research for two books about Raphael Montañez Ortiz | Fine Arts Research | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
Guggenheim Fellowship (Fine Arts Research)
2021
Work:
Research for two books about Raphael Montañez Ortiz
Category:
Fine Arts Research
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shot in America: Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano Cinema
2000 non-fiction / film studiesAn academic study analyzing the history of Chicano cinema and its relationship with American television and the state, discussing media representation, political context, and the role of film production in local culture.
Chicano cinemamedia representationpolitics and culturelocalism
Bibliography
- Shot in America: Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano Cinema (2000)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly, analytical proseargumentation grounded in media history and cultural studies
- Recurring Motifs
- representation and identityrelationship between cinema and the statevisual culture of Latino communities
Legacy
Chon Noriega is a key scholar and curator in Chicano/Latino film and visual culture. Through his long tenure directing UCLA's research center and major curated exhibitions, he has contributed to reappraisals of Los Angeles art history. His Guggenheim Fellowship and other work have earned significant academic recognition.
Archives
- UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (related materials and archives)
In Popular Culture
- Contributed to raising awareness of Chicano art in Los Angeles through curating the 2011 'L.A. Xicano' exhibition
Trivia
- Co-founded the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) in 1999.
- Served as director of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center from 2002 to 2021.
- Curated 'L.A. Xicano' in 2011, highlighting contributions of Mexican American artists in Los Angeles.
- Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2021.