Latinidad at the crossroads : insights into Latinx identity in the twenty-first century / edited by Amanda Ellen Gerke and Luisa María González Rodríguez.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gerke, Amanda Ellen, editor.

González Rodríguez, Luisa María, editor.

Series:

Critical approaches to ethnic American literature ; v. 8.

Critical approaches to ethnic American literature ; Volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

American literature.

United States--Civilization--Hispanic influences.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Summary:

In Latinidad at the Crossroad: Insights into Latinx identity in the Twenty-First Century Gerke and González Rodríguez provide flashing glimpses into the ways in which Latinas/os struggle to forge their multiracial and multicultural identities within their own communities and in mainstream U.S. society. This volume encompasses an interdisciplinary perspective on the complex range of latinidades that confronts stereotypical connotations, and simultaneously advocates a more flexible (re)definition that may overcome static collective representations of identity, ethnicity and belonging. Well-positioned in the current political context, the notion of latinidad is examined as a complex sociological phenomenon of identity-construction which is affected by outside influences and is used as a powerful linguistic, cultural and ideological weapon to denounce oppression and deconstruct stereotypes. Including chapters from foundational and influential scholars, this collection moves towards a dynamic exploration of how Latinx are remapping their identity positions in twenty-first century America. Contributors: Francisco A. Lomelí, José Antonio Gurpegui, Esther Álvarez López, Ylce Irizarry, Luisa María González Rodríguez, Ewa Antoszek, Fernando Aquino.

Contents:

Puerto Rican discovery #3 : not neither / Sandra María Esteves

Introduction: Revisiting Latinidad in the 21st century / Amanda Ellen Gerke and Luisa María González Rodríguez

Seismic shifts in Chicano(a) literature leading into the twenty-first century : are Latinos(as) now coasting or still breaking new ground? / Francisco A. Lomelí

Digging through the past to reconcile race and Latinx identity in Dominican-American women's memoirs / Luisa María González Rodríguez

Dominicans and the political realm of Latinidad in New York City / Fernando Aquino

Identity, de-colonization and cosmopolitanism in (Afro)Latina artists' spoken word performances / Esther Álvarez López

Encarnaciones cubanas : Elías Miguel Muñoz and queering of the Latina(o) canon / Ylce Irizarry

Revisiting La frontera : Consuelo Jiménez Underwood and Ana Teresa Fernández / Ewa Antoszek

Borders and immigration revisiting canonical Chicano literature under Trump's regime / José Antonio Gurpegui.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-46043-8

OCLC:

1249693024

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004460430 DOI