| Description |
x, 138 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
The Ilan Stavans library of Latino civilization |
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Ilan Stavans library of Latino civilization.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [129]-130) and index. |
| Contents |
Saddling la gringa : major themes in the works of Latina writers / Phillipa Kafka -- Chicana feminist criticism / Debra A. Castillo -- "What doesn't kill you, makes you fat" : the language of food in Latina literature / Jacqueline Zeff -- New ways of telling : Latinas' narratives of exile and return / Jacqueline Stefanko -- Gloria Anzaldúa's queer Mestisaje / Ian Barnard -- Sandra Cisneros : form over content / Ilan Starans -- Between the milkman and the fax machine : challenges to women writers in the Caribbean / Sherezada "Chiqui" Vicioso -- Attempting perfection : an interview with Judith Ortiz Cofer / Renee H. Shea -- I write these messages that come / María Irene Fornés -- And Frida looks back : the art of Latina/o queer heroics / Cherríe L. Moraga -- Conversations with Ilan Stavans / Esmeralda Santiago. |
| Summary |
From the Publisher: Latina literature is one of the fastest growing areas of American literature today, and the impact Latina writers have had on the literary scene is undeniable. This volume features the most significant articles-including peer-review essays, interviews, and reviews-to bring together the best scholarship on Latina writers ever compiled. Learn about these authors' lives and extraordinary careers, as well as the social and political issues their works address. 10 signed articles, essays, and interviews are included in the volume, which encourage readers to examine Latina writers from a wide variety of theoretical perspectives, including feminism, post modernism, post colonialism, gender, border, linguistic, and pan-American studies. Also featured is an introduction by Ilan Stavans, one of the foremost authorities on Latino culture, to provide historical background and cultural context and suggestions for further reading to aid students in their research. |
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American literature -- Hispanic American authors -- History and criticism.
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American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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American literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism.
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Hispanic Americans in literature.
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Hispanic American women authors -- Political and social views.
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Feminism and literature.
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Homosexuality and literature.
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| Added Author |
Stavans, Ilan.
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| ISBN |
9780313348068 alkaline paper |
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0313348065 alkaline paper |
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