Reframing Latin America : a cultural theory reading of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / Erik Ching, Christina Buckley, and Angelica Lozano-Alonso.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ching, Erik Kristofer.

Contributor:

Buckley, Christina, 1969-

Lozano-Alonso, Angélica, 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish American literature--History and criticism.

Spanish American literature.

Postmodernism.

Culture.

Latin America--Civilization.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Providing an extensive introduction to cultural studies in general, regardless of chronological or geographic focus, and presenting provocative, essential readings from Latin American writers of the last two centuries, Reframing Latin America brings much-needed accessibility to the concepts of cultural studies and postmodernism. From Saussure to semiotics, the authors begin by demystifying terminology, then guide readers through five identity constructs, including nation, race, and gender. The readings that follow are presented with insightful commentary and encompass such themes as "Civilized Folk Marry the Barbarians" (including José Martí's "Our America") and "Boom Goes the Literature: Magical Realism as the True Latin America?" (featuring Elena Garro's essay "It's the Fault of the Tlaxcaltecas"). Films such as Like Water for Chocolate are discussed in-depth as well. The result is a lively, interdisciplinary guide for theorists and novices alike.

Contents:

What Are We Doing and Why Are We Doing It?

Part I: Introduction(s)

Post What?! (Not) An Abbreviated Introduction

Saussure, Signs, and Semiotics, or Lots of Words That Begin with S

Narrating about Narrative

Part II: Theory

An Opening Jaunt: El Salvador in 1923

A Gringo in Manana-land / Harry Foster

Be Here (or There) Now: Ethnicity

Identity and Difference / Stuart Hall

Identity Construct #1: Race

I'm Not a Racist But... / Lawrence Blum

Race and Ethnicity in Latin America / Peter Wade

Identity Construct #2: Class

The Idea of the Middle Class / David Parker

Identity Construct #3: Gender

Doing Gender / Candace West and Don Zimmerman

Masculinities / R. W. Connell

Identity Construct #4: Nation

The Inequality of Human Races / Arthur de Gobineau

On Becoming Cuban / Louis Perez

Identity Construct #5: Latin America

Journeys Through the Labyrinth / Gerald Martin

The Search for Cultural Identity / Leslie Bary

Local Histories, Global Designs / Walter Mignolo

Reading(s)

Civilized Folk Defeat the Barbarians: The Liberal Nation

Facundo / Domingo Sarmiento

Civilized Folk Marry the Barbarians: The Nationalist Nation

Introduction to Dona Barbara by Romulo Gallegos

Dona Barbara / Romulo Gallegos

Introduction to Doris Sommer's Foundational Fictions

Foundational Fictions / Doris Sommer

Introduction to Jose Marti's "Our America"

Our America / Jose Marti

Film Foray: Los tres caballeros

Don (Juanito) Duck and the Imperial Patriarchal Discourse / Julianne Burton

The Socialist Utopia: Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution

Analyzing The Motorcycle Diaries

Film Analysis: The Motorcycle Diaries

Introduction to Alma Guillermoprieto's "The Harsh Angel"

The Harsh Angel / Alma Guillermoprieto

Film Analysis: Soy Cuba/Ya Kuba (I Am Cuba)

Boom Goes the Literature: Magical Realism as the True Latin America?

It's the Fault of the Tlaxcaltecas / Elena Garro

Film Foray: Como agua para chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate)

Why Tita Didn't Marry the Doctor, or Mexican History in Like Water for Chocolate / Barbara Tenenbaum

Consuming Tacos and Enchiladas/ Harmony Wu

Film Foray: Mi familia (My Family)

Are We There Yet? Testimonial Literature

Celsa's World: Conversations with a Mexican Peasant Woman / Thomas Tirado

Some Closing Comments.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-292-79478-9

OCLC:

656699022