Tejanaland : a writing life in four acts / Teresa Palomo Acosta ; foreword by Nancy Baker Jones and Cynthia J. Beeman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Acosta, Teresa Palomo, author.

Contributor:

Jones, Nancy Baker, writer of foreword.

Beeman, Cynthia J., writer of foreword.

Series:

Women in Texas history series

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections. 2021

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acosta, Teresa Palomo.

Mexican American women authors--Texas--Biography.

Mexican American women authors.

Mexican American women--Texas--Social conditions.

Mexican American women.

Mexican American women--Texas--Social conditions--Poetry.

Mexican American women--Texas--Social conditions--Drama.

Hispanic American mothers--Texas--Juvenile fiction.

Hispanic American mothers.

Mexican American women--Texas--Ethnic identity.

Self in literature.

Feminism and literature.

Mexican American women--Ethnic identity.

Mexican American women--Social conditions.

Ethnicity.

Social conditions.

Texas.

Genre:

Autobiographical drama.

Fictional autobiographies.

Autobiographical poetry.

Biographies.

Creative nonfiction.

Drama.

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Poetry.

Autobiographical fiction.

Physical Description:

xiii, 149 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"This collection by Teresa Palomo Acosta -- poet, historian, author, and activist -- spans three decades of her writing, from 1988 through 2018. The collection is divided into four parts: poems, essays, a children's story, and plays. Each work addresses cultural, gender, historical, and political realities that she experienced from her childhood to the present. The plays, set in the Central Texas Blackland Prairies where Acosta was raised, provide a unique Latina vision of memory, identity, and experience and are a vital contribution to Chicana feminist thought. The essays focus on Acosta's literary heroes Jovita González Mireles, Sara Estela Ramírez, and Elena Zamora O'Shea, important writers who contributed significantly to Tejana literature and to Texas letters. The children's story, 'Colchas, Colchitas,' is based on Acosta's most notable poem, 'My Mother Pieced Quilts,' which pays homage to her mother and the many women of her generation who employed needles and thread, creating both practical and symbolic artifacts. This collection is a creative and, indeed, essential expansion of boundaries for what we think of as history, offering a unique and compelling look into the lived experiences and interior contemplations of a Texas artist well worth knowing. Readers will increase their understanding of Tejana experience in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Tejanaland promises to become an important addition to the cultural record, informing historical perspectives on the experiences of Tejana women and contributing significantly to the existing body of work from Tejana writers. Teresa Palomo Acosta is cofounder and former vice president of the Ruthe Winegarten Memorial Foundation for Texas Women's History. She is the author of many works of fiction and poetry and is coauthor of Las Tejanas: 300 Years of History. She lives in Austin"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Act I Plays

Act II Colchas, Colchitas

Act III Essays.

ISBN:

9781623499884

1623499887

OCLC:

1251742034