The Cambridge companion to Latina/o American literature / edited by John Morán González.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

González, John Morán, editor.

Series:

Cambridge companions to literature

[Cambridge companions to literature]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin American literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Latin American literature.

Latin American literature--21st century--History and criticism.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xxxv, 267 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Latina/o American literature

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Summary:

"The Cambridge Companion to Latina/o American Literature provides a thorough yet accessible overview of a literary phenomenon that has been rapidly globalizing over the past two decades. It takes an innovative approach that underscores the importance of understanding Latina/o literature not merely as an ethnic phenomenon in the United States, but more broadly as a crucial element of a trans-American literary imagination. Leading scholars in the field present critical analyses of key texts, authors, themes, and contexts, from the early nineteenth century to the present. They engage with the dynamics of migration, linguistic and cultural translation, and the uneven distribution of resources across the Americas that characterize Latina/o literature. This Companion will be an invaluable resource, introducing undergraduate and graduate students to the complexities of the field"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

: Introduction / John Morán González

Part I. Early Trans-American Contacts and Conflicts: 1. The trans-American literature of conquest and exile, 1823-1885 / Rodrigo Lazo; 2. The trans-American literature of empire and revolution, 1880-1938 / Laura Lomas; 3. Between ethnic Americans and racial subjects: Latina/o literature, 1936-1959 / John Morán González

Part II. Latina/o Literature since 1960: 4. The aesthetics of politics: cultural nationalist movements and Latina/o literature / Richard T. Rodríguez; 5. The Cold War in the Americas and Latina/o literature / Ricardo L. Ortíz; 6. The 1980s: Latina/o literature during the "decade of the Hispanic" / Tiffany Ana López; 7. Trans-American Latina/o literature of the 1990s: resisting neoliberalism / Lucía M. Suárez; 8. From "Latinidad" to "Latinid@des": imagining the twenty-first century / Paul Allatson

Part III. Critical Methodologies and Themes: 9. Latin@ poetics: voices / Norma Elia Cantú; 10. - Latino/a life writing: autobiography, memoir, testimonio / Isabel Dúran; 11. Queering Latina/o literature / Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes; 12. Latinos and the like: reading mixture and deracination / Claudia Milian; 13. Mestizaje and cyborgism on either side of the line / Thea Pitman; 14. Historias transfronterizas: contemporary Latina/o literature of migration / Marta Caminero-Santangelo.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107044920

1107044928

9781107622920

1107622921

OCLC:

923547239

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