Greasers and Gringos: Latinos, Law, and the American Imagination (Critical America Series)
“Greasers and Gringos is a typically insightful work by one of the most creative critical writers of our time.”-Berta Esperanza Hernandez-Truyol,University of Florida“Bender's got a noble goal: to show that the stereotypes Americans heap on Latino immigrants don't just make for rude conversation, they directly shape policy decisions. The book compellingly articulates just how deeply ingrained the images of lazy, thieving, drunkard Latinos and sexually voracious, fertile Latinas are in American culture.”-City Limits,“Is any society able to exist free of stereotypes? Steven Bender tackles the question head on as he dissects the cornucopia of Latino types, prototypes, and archetypes that populate our mendacious imagination. His answer takes us into the realms of politics, jurisprudence, and cartoons. It involves an attack on poverty, a strive for an equal, more honest educational system, and the 'reinvention' of the future tense in American English. Let Bender challenge your ignorance!”-Ilan Stavans,author ofThe Hispanic Condition and On Borrowed Words“Greasers and Gringosis a typically insightful work by one of the most creative critical writers of our time.”-Berta Esperanza Hernández-Truyol,University of Florida College of Law“A hopeful and empowering challenge to those who work to transform American life.”-Gerald Torres,University of Texas School of Law