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Reading U.S. Latina writers : remapping American literature

Title
Reading U.S. Latina writers : remapping American literature / edited by Alvina E. Quintana.
ISBN
9781403982254
1403982252
9780312294137
0312294131
1403982252
0312294131
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
Physical Description
1 online resource. (vi, 212 pages)
Local Notes
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Summary
This essential teaching guide focuses on an emerging body of literature by U.S. Latina and Latin American Women writers. It will assist non-specialist educators in syllabus revision, new course design and classroom presentation. The inclusive focus of the book - that is, combining both US Latina and Latin American women writers - is significant because it introduces a more global and transnational way of approaching the literature. The introduction outlines the major historical experiences that inform the literature, the important genres, periods, movements and authors in its evolution; the traditions and influences that shape the works; and key critical issues of which teachers should be aware. The collection seeks to provide readers with a variety of Latina texts that will guarantee its long-term usefulness to teachers and students of pan-American literature. Because it is no longer possible to understand U.S. Latina literature without taking into consideration the histories and cultures of Latin America, the volume will, through its organization, argue for a more globalized type of analysis which considers the similarities as well as the differences in U.S. and Latin American women's cultural productions. In this context, the term Latina evokes a diasporic, transnational condition in order to address some of the pedagogical issues posed by the bicultural nature which is inherent in pan-American women's literature.
Variant and related titles
Palgrave social & cultural studies collection 2003-2004.
Other formats
Print version: Reading U.S. Latina writers. 1st ed. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Julia Alvarez, In the time of the butterflies / Rosa Linda Fregoso
Julia Alvarez, Yo! / Karen Gaffney
Veronica Chambers, Mama's girl / Ifeoma C.K. Nwankwo
Denise Chávez, Face of an angel / Theresa Delgadillo
Sandra Cisneros, Woman hollering creek and other stories / Barbara Brinson Curiel
Judith Ortiz Cofer, Silent dancing : a partial remembrance of a Puerto Rican childhood / Frances R. Aparicio
Montserrat Fontes, first confession / Norma Cantú
Maria Irene Fornes, The conduct of life / Tiffany Ana Lopez
Cristina García, Dreaming in Cuban / Andrea O'Reilly Herrera
Diana García, When living was a labor camp / Juan Felipe Herrera
Alicia Gaspar de Alba, "The mystery of survival" / Rosa Morillas-Sánchez
Andrea O'Reilly Herrera, The pearl of the Antilles / Claudia Sadowski-Smith
Nicholasa Mohr, A matter of pride and other stories / Lisa Sánchez González
Cherríe Moraga, Loving in the war years : lo que nunca pasó por sus labios / Dionne Espinoza
Marisela Norte, Norte/word / Michelle Habell-Pallán
Loida Maritza Pérez, Geographies of home / Alvina E. Quintana
Ana Lydia Vega, True and false romances / Lesley Feracho.
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
Also listed under
Quintana, Alvina E., 1947-
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