Feminism, nation and myth : La Malinche / Rolando Romero and Amanda Nolacea Harris, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harris, Amanda Nolacea.

Romero, Rolando.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marina, approximately 1505-approximately 1530--In literature--Congresses.

Marina, approximately 1505-approximately 1530--Influence--Congresses.

Ethnicity--America--Congresses.

Feminism--America--Congresses.

Mexican American women--Intellectual life--Congresses.

Mexican American women--Social conditions--Congresses.

Mexican Americans--Intellectual life--Congresses.

Mexican Americans--Social conditions--Congresses.

Racism--America--Congresses.

Sex role--America--Congresses.

Physical Description:

xxv, 164 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Houston, Tex. : Arte Publico Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Feminism, Nation and Myth explores the scholarship of La Malinche, the indigenous woman who is said to have led Cortés and his troops to the Aztec city of Tenochtitlán. The figure of La Malinche has generated intense debate among literature and cultural studies scholars. Drawing from the humanities and the social sciences, feminist studies, queer studies, Chicana/o studies, and Latina/o studies, critics and theorists in this volume analyze the interaction and interdependence of race, class, and gender. Studies of La Malinche demand that scholars disassemble and reconstruct concepts of nation, community, agency, subjectivity, and social activism. This volume originated in the 1999 "U.S. Latina/Latino Perspectives on la Malinche" conference that brought together scholars from across the nation. Filmmaker Dan Banda interviewed many of the presenters for his documentary, Indigenous Always: The Legend of La Malinche and the Conquest of Mexico. Contributors include Alfred Arteaga, Antonia Castañeda, Debra Castillo, Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Deena González, María Herrera Sobek, Guisela Latorre, Luis Leal, Sandra Messinger Cypess, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Amanda Nolacea Harris, Rolando J. Romero, and Tere Romo. These academic essays are complemented by the creative work of Alicia Gaspar de Alba and José Emilio Pacheco, both of whom evoke the figure of La Malinche in their work.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Cover

Copyright

Contents

Critical Introduction

Malinche Triangulated.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781611926521

1611926521

9781611920420

1611920426

OCLC:

922965539