Contemporary Mexican-American women novelists : toward a feminist identity / María C. González. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

González, María, 1959-

Gonzâalez, Marâia, Author.

Series:

Wor(l)ds of change ; vol. 3

Wor(l)ds of change Contemporary Mexican-American women novelists

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--Mexican American authors--History and criticism.

American fiction.

Feminism and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Feminism and literature.

Women and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Women and literature.

Mexican American women--Intellectual life--20th century.

Mexican American women.

American fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Mexican American women in literature.

Mexican Americans in literature.

Mexican American women--Intellectual life.

Feminist fiction--History and criticism.

Feminist fiction.

Women and literature--History--20th century.

American fiction--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (110 p. )

Place of Publication:

New York : P. Lang, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contemporary Mexican-American women novelists - some of whom are moving toward a Chicana feminist construct - have produced very exciting work. Using the works of both Gloria Anzaldua and Elaine Showalter as theoretical frameworks, this study argues for a specific Chicana feminism whose roots are both in and outside the Mexican-American culture.

The authors included in Contemporary Mexican-American Women Novelists are Ana Castillo, Denise Chavez, Sandra Cisneros, Lucha Corpi, Margarita Cota-Cardenas, Roberta Fernandez, Laura del Fuego, Irene Beltran Hernandez, Mary Helen Ponce, and Estela Portillo Trambley.

Contents:

1. Toward a Mestiza Feminist Poetics

2. The Politics of Culture

3. The Politics of Language

4. The Politics of Gender

Conclusion: Toward an Indigenous Feminism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [94]-105) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph