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Arturo Islas

Author : Arturo Islas
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611920642
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Arturo Islas written by Arturo Islas and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2003-04-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prolific poet, essayist, and short story writer, Arturo Islas (1938-1991) is well known for his two insightful novels, The Rain God and Migrant Souls. His untimely death to AIDS truncated a productive and influential career that has left a yawning gap in Latino letters. Islas was a dedicated, thoughtful, and style-conscious writer, who promoted a sense of responsibility to community and art for both writers and critics. The quality of his commitment was matched by the example he set in delving into the esthetics and psychology of gay creativity, an exploration that took him to uncompromising confrontations with his own traditional upbringing. Islas has made his mark as a writer of the U.S.-Mexico border and a leader at the forefront of exploring more social, psychological and philosophical boundaries. As a Chicano from El Paso, as a gay Latino writer, Islas surmounted many boundaries, borders and established roles; in this, he is a standard-bearer for all of Latino literature. A seasoned scholar and professor in the English Department at Stanford University for most of his professional life, Islas maintained an extensive collection of works, records, and papers. The present volume is the product of another Stanford graduate, Frederick Luis Aldama, who combed through the Islas archive and recovered the short fiction, poetry, and essays on Chicano letters that Islas did not have the opportunity to publish. Aldama has organized these materials and edited them so that they may be accessible and ñbroaden the vision of Arturo Islas as writer and thinker.î

Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the United States [2 volumes]

Author : Emmanuel S. Nelson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 031334860X
Total Pages : 827 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the United States [2 volumes] written by Emmanuel S. Nelson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-07-14 with total page 827 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this two-volume work, hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries survey contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer American literature and its social contexts. Comprehensive in scope and accessible to students and general readers, Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the United States explores contemporary American LGBTQ literature and its social, political, cultural, and historical contexts. Included are several hundred alphabetically arranged entries written by expert contributors. Students of literature and popular culture will appreciate the encyclopedia's insightful survey and discussion of LGBTQ authors and their works, while students of history and social issues will value the encyclopedia's use of literature to explore LGBTQ American society. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and lists additional sources of information. To further enhance study and understanding, the encyclopedia closes with a selected general bibliography of print and electronic resources for student research.

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature [3 volumes]

Author : Nicolás Kanellos
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313087008
Total Pages : 1444 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature [3 volumes] written by Nicolás Kanellos and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-08-30 with total page 1444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From East L.A. to the barrios of New York City and the Cuban neighborhoods of Miami, Latino literature, or literature written by Hispanic peoples of the United States, is the written word of North America's vibrant Latino communities. Emerging from the fusion of Spanish, North American, and African cultures, it has always been part of the American mosaic. Written for students and general readers, this encyclopedia surveys the vast landscape of Latino literature from the colonial era to the present. Aiming to be as broad and inclusive as possible, the encyclopedia covers all of native North American Latino literature as well as that created by authors originating in virtually every country of Spanish America and Spain. Included are more than 700 alphabetically arranged entries written by roughly 60 expert contributors. While most of the entries are on writers, such as Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Oscar Hijuelos, and Piri Thomas, others cover genres, ethnic and national literatures, movements, historical topics and events, themes, concepts, associations and organizations, and publishers and magazines. Special attention is given to the cultural, political, social, and historical contexts in which Latino literature has developed. Entries cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Entries cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. The encyclopedia gives special attention to the social, cultural, historical, and political contexts of Latino literature, thus making it an ideal tool to help students use literature to learn about history and cultural diversity.

Ethnic American Literature

Author : Emmanuel S. Nelson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610698819
Total Pages : 595 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Ethnic American Literature written by Emmanuel S. Nelson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike any other book of its kind, this volume celebrates published works from a broad range of American ethnic groups not often featured in the typical canon of literature. This culturally rich encyclopedia contains 160 alphabetically arranged entries on African American, Asian American, Latino/a, and Native American literary traditions, among others. The book introduces the uniquely American mosaic of multicultural literature by chronicling the achievements of American writers of non-European descent and highlighting the ethnic diversity of works from the colonial era to the present. The work features engaging topics like the civil rights movement, bilingualism, assimilation, and border narratives. Entries provide historical overviews of literary periods along with profiles of major authors and great works, including Toni Morrison, Maxine Hong Kingston, Maya Angelou, Sherman Alexie, A Raisin in the Sun, American Born Chinese, and The House on Mango Street. The book also provides concise overviews of genres not often featured in textbooks, like the Chinese American novel, African American young adult literature, Mexican American autobiography, and Cuban American poetry.

Spilling the Beans in Chicanolandia

Author : Frederick Luis Aldama
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 029278435X
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Spilling the Beans in Chicanolandia written by Frederick Luis Aldama and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1980s, a prolific "second wave" of Chicano/a writers and artists has tremendously expanded the range of genres and subject matter in Chicano/a literature and art. Building on the pioneering work of their predecessors, whose artistic creations were often tied to political activism and the civil rights struggle, today's Chicano/a writers and artists feel free to focus as much on the aesthetic quality of their work as on its social content. They use novels, short stories, poetry, drama, documentary films, and comic books to shape the raw materials of life into art objects that cause us to participate empathetically in an increasingly complex Chicano/a identity and experience. This book presents far-ranging interviews with twenty-one "second wave" Chicano/a poets, fiction writers, dramatists, documentary filmmakers, and playwrights. Some are mainstream, widely recognized creators, while others work from the margins because of their sexual orientations or their controversial positions. Frederick Luis Aldama draws out the artists and authors on both the aesthetic and the sociopolitical concerns that animate their work. Their conversations delve into such areas as how the artists' or writers' life experiences have molded their work, why they choose to work in certain genres and how they have transformed them, what it means to be Chicano/a in today's pluralistic society, and how Chicano/a identity influences and is influenced by contact with ethnic and racial identities from around the world.

Latino/a Literature in the Classroom

Author : Frederick Luis Aldama
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317933974
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Latino/a Literature in the Classroom written by Frederick Luis Aldama and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-19 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In one of the most rapidly growing areas of literary study, this volume provides the first comprehensive guide to teaching Latino/a literature in all variety of learning environments. Essays by internationally renowned scholars offer an array of approaches and methods to the teaching of the novel, short story, plays, poetry, autobiography, testimonial, comic book, children and young adult literature, film, performance art, and multi-media digital texts, among others. The essays provide conceptual vocabularies and tools to help teachers design courses that pay attention to: Issues of form across a range of storytelling media Issues of content such as theme and character Issues of historical periods, linguistic communities, and regions Issues of institutional classroom settings The volume innovatively adds to and complicates the broader humanities curriculum by offering new possibilities for pedagogical practice.

Latinos and Narrative Media

Author : F. Aldama
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137361786
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Latinos and Narrative Media written by F. Aldama and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to explore the multitude of narrative media forms created by and that feature Latinos in the twenty-first century - a radically different cultural landscape to earlier epochs. The essays present a fresh take informed by the explosion of Latino demographics and its divergent cultural tastes.

Dancing with Ghosts

Author : Frederick Luis Aldama
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520243927
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Dancing with Ghosts written by Frederick Luis Aldama and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical biography of novelist, poet, and former Stanford professor Arturo Islas (1938-1991).

Historical Dictionary of U.S. Latino Literature

Author : Francisco A. Lomelí
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442275499
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of U.S. Latino Literature written by Francisco A. Lomelí and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. Latino Literature is defined as Latino literature within the United States that embraces the heterogeneous inter-groupings of Latinos. For too long U.S. Latino literature has not been thought of as an integral part of the overall shared American literary landscape, but that is slowly changing. This dictionary aims to rectify some of those misconceptions by proving that Latinos do fundamentally express American issues, concerns and perspectives with a flair in linguistic cadences, familial themes, distinct world views, and cross-cultural voices. The Historical Dictionary of U.S. Latino Literature contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has cross-referenced entries on U.S. Latino/a authors, and terms relevant to the nature of U.S. Latino literature in order to illustrate and corroborate its foundational bearings within the overall American literary experience. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this subject.

Brown on Brown

Author : Frederick Luis Aldama
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292784368
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Brown on Brown written by Frederick Luis Aldama and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-07-21 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Common conceptions permeating U.S. ethnic queer theory tend to confuse aesthetics with real-world acts and politics. Often Chicano/a representations of gay and lesbian experiences in literature and film are analyzed simply as propaganda. The cognitive, emotional, and narrational ingredients (that is, the subject matter and the formal traits) of those representations are frequently reduced to a priori agendas that emphasize a politics of difference. In this book, Frederick Luis Aldama follows an entirely different approach. He investigates the ways in which race and gay/lesbian sexuality intersect and operate in Chicano/a literature and film while taking into full account their imaginative nature and therefore the specific kind of work invested in them. Also, Aldama frames his analyses within today's larger (globalized) context of postcolonial literary and filmic canons that seek to normalize heterosexual identity and experience. Throughout the book, Aldama applies his innovative approach to throw new light on the work of authors Arturo Islas, Richard Rodriguez, John Rechy, Ana Castillo, and Sheila Ortiz Taylor, as well as that of film director Edward James Olmos. In doing so, Aldama aims to integrate and deepen Chicano literary and filmic studies within a comparative perspective. Aldama's unusual juxtapositions of narrative materials and cultural personae, and his premise that literature and film produce fictional examples of a social and historical reality concerned with ethnic and sexual issues largely unresolved, make this book relevant to a wide range of readers.

Trans-Americanity

Author : José David Saldívar
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822350831
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Trans-Americanity written by José David Saldívar and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the author critiques the work of various writers within the framework of a globalized study of the Americas.

Murder 101

Author : Edward J. Rielly
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786436573
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Murder 101 written by Edward J. Rielly and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-01-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays examines how college professors teach the genre of detective fiction and provides insight into how the reader may apply such strategies to his or her own courses. Multi-disciplinary in scope, the essays cover teaching in the areas of literature, law, history, sociology, anthropology, architecture, gender studies, cultural studies, and literary theory. Also included are sample syllabi, writing assignments, questions for further discussion, reading lists, and further aids for course instruction.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents volume two of the four-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, and contains a number of A to Z articles on topics such as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history. health, and history.

Of Space and Mind

Author : Patrick L. Hamilton
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292723636
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Of Space and Mind written by Patrick L. Hamilton and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on author's doctoral thesis (University of Colorado, 2006): Reading space.

The Routledge Concise History of Latino/a Literature

Author : Frederick Luis Aldama
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136161740
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Concise History of Latino/a Literature written by Frederick Luis Aldama and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Concise History of Latino/a Literature presents the first comprehensive overview of these popular, experimental and diverse literary cultures. Frederick Luis Aldama traces a historical path through Latino/a literature, examining both the historical and political contexts of the works, as well as their authors and the readership. He also provides an enlightening analysis of: the differing sub-groups of Latino/a literature, including Mexican American, Cuban American, Puerto Rican American, Dominican American, and Central and South American émigré authors established and emerging literary trends such as the postmodern, historical, chica-lit storytelling formats and the graphic novel key literary themes, including gender and sexuality, feminist and queer voices, and migration and borderlands. The author’s methodology and interpretation of a wealth of information will put this rich and diverse area of literary culture into a new light for scholars. The book’s student-friendly features such as a glossary, guide to further reading, explanatory text boxes and chapter summaries, make this the ideal text for anyone approaching the area for the first time.

Graduate Study for the Twenty-First Century

Author : G. Semenza
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230105807
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Graduate Study for the Twenty-First Century written by G. Semenza and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a straightforward manner, Semenza identifies the obstacles along the path of the academic career and offers tangible advice. Fully revised and updated, this edition's new material on advising, electronic publishing, and the post-financial crisis humanities job market will help students negotiate the changing landscape of academia.

Thinking en Español

Author : Jesús Rosales
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816531188
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Thinking en Español written by Jesús Rosales and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2014-11-06 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking en español takes the important literary figures who shaped our knowledge of Chicano authors and places them in the dynamic arc of Chicana/o criticism and literature. Jesús Rosales interviews foundational Chicana/o literary critics and, through conversations, establishes the path of Chicana/o criticism from 1848 to the present.