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Encarnacion : illness and body politics in Chicana feminist literature / Suzanne Bost.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bost, Suzanne.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--Mexican American authors--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- American literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
- Diseases in literature.
- Human body in literature.
- Identity (Psychology) in literature.
- Mexican American women in literature.
- Mexican Americans--Race identity.
- Mexican Americans.
- Feminism in literature.
- Feminism and literature--United States--History--20th century.
- Feminism and literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Fordham University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'Encarnación' takes a new look at identity. Following the contemporary movement away from the fixed categories of identity politics toward a more fluid conception of the intersections between identities and communities, this book analyzes the ways in which literature and philosophy draw boundaries around identity.
- Contents:
- Feeling pre-Columbian: Chicana feminists' imaginative historiography
- Pain: Gloria Anzaldua's challenge to "women's health"
- Medicine: Cherrie Moraga's boundary violations
- Movement: Ana Castillo's shape-shifting identities
- Conclusion. rethinking body politics: Maya Gonzalez and Diane Gamboa.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8232-4110-6
- 0-8232-4777-5
- OCLC:
- 960750557
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