Thinking en español : interviews with critics of Chicana/o literature / Jesús Rosales ; foreword by Rolando Hinojosa-Smith ; cover design by Leigh McDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosales, Jesús, 1955- author.

Hinojosa, Rolando, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

McDonald, Leigh, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--Mexican American authors--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

American literature.

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

Critics--United States--Interviews.

Critics.

Criticism--United States--History--19th century.

Criticism.

Criticism--United States--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tucson, Arizona : The University of Arizona Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Thinking en español captures conversations with leading Chicana and Chicano literary critics. This unique book consists of interviews with founding members of Chicano criticism conducted by the author, who, through his conversations with leaders such as Luis Leal, Maria Herrera-Sobek, Tey Diana Rebolledo, and Juan Rodriguez, shows the path of criticism from 1848 to the present. The twelve critics interviewed for this project share certain characteristics. For each one, Mexico plays an essential role in his or her personal and academic background, and each is bilingual and bicultural, having received formal literary education in Spanish graduate programs. As products of the working class, each scholar here shares a sense of social consciousness and commitment that lends an urgency to their desire to promote Chicano literature and culture at the local, regional, national, and international levels. They serve as a source of inspiration and commitment for future generations of scholars of Chicano literature and leave a lasting legacy of their own. Thinking en español legitimizes Chicana/o criticism as an established discipline, and documents the works of some of the most important critics of Chicano literature at the turn of the twentieth and into the twenty-first century. This timely book immortalizes literary historical figures and documents the trajectory of Chicano criticism"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword: Interviews with Critics by Rolando Hinojosa-Smith

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Thinking en español

Chapter 1. Erlinda Gonzales-Berry: New Mexican de hueso colorado

Chapter 2. María Herrera-Sobek: Chicana Feminist Critical Theory

Chapter 3. Nicolás Kanellos: El guardián de pasados literarios

Chapter 4. Gary F. Keller: The Bold Caballero of Bilingual Review Press

Chapter 5. Luis Leal: Chicano Literary History

Chapter 6. Francisco A. Lomelí: Ambassador of Chicano Letters

Chapter 7. Felipe de Ortego y Gasca: The Chicano Renaissance Man

Chapter 8. Tey Diana Rebolledo: Mujer Singing in the Snow

Chapter 9. Juan Rodríguez: The Communicator (sin pelos en la lengua)

Chapter 10. Rosaura Sánchez: La pensadora chicana

Chapter 11. Charles M. Tatum: Chicano Popular Culture

Chapter 12. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto: Rasquachismo ¿y qué?

References.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8165-9863-0

OCLC:

893685414