Author : Monika Kaup
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Rewriting North American Borders in Chicano and Chicana Narrative by : Monika Kaup
Download or read book Rewriting North American Borders in Chicano and Chicana Narrative written by Monika Kaup and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaup (English, U. of Washington, Seattle) offers a study of the manifestations and transformations of the important theme of the border between the US and Mexico in Chicano narrative since 1960. Three topics are discussed in detail: the history of native origins in the borderlands, the (im)migration experience, and the Chicana experience. Theory is presented, along with detailed readings of many major and some minor Chicana and Chicano writers, including Gloria Anzaldua, Norma Cantu, Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Rolando Hinojosa, Ruben MartInez, and others. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.