Encarnacion [electronic resource] : Illness and Body Politics in Chicana Feminist Literature
Bost, Suzanne.
New York : Fordham University Press,
2010.
'Encarnación' takes a new look at identity. Following the contemporary movement away from the fixed categories of identity politics toward a more fluid conception of the intersections between identities and communities, this book analyzes the ways in which literature and philosophy draw boundaries around identity.
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Contents; F I G U R E S; A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S; I N T R O D U C T I O N; 1 Feeling Pre-Columbian: Chicana Feminists' Imaginative Historiography ""; 2 Pain: Gloria Anzaldua's Challenge to "Women's Health"; 3 Cherrie Moraga's Boundary Violations; 4 Movement: Ana Castillo's Shape-Shifting Identities; Conclusion: Rethinking Body Politics: Maya Gonzalez and Diane Gamboa; B I B L I O G R A P H Y; I N D E X
'Encarnación' takes a new look at identity. Following the contemporary movement away from the fixed categories of identity politics toward a more fluid conception of the intersections between identities and communities, this book analyzes the ways in which literature and philosophy draw boundaries around identity.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
American literature -- Mexican American authors -- History and criticism.
American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
Diseases in literature.
Feminism in literature.
Human body in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Mexican American women in literature.
Mexican Americans -- Race identity.
American literature
American literature
Diseases in literature
Human body in literature
Identity (Psychology) in literature
Mexican American women in literature
Mexican Americans
Feminism in literature
Feminism and literature
Medicine in Literature.
Women's Health.
Mexican Americans.
Disease.
Feminism.
Social Identification.
English
American Literature
Languages & Literatures