Identity in Latin American and Latina literature
Subtitle: the struggle to self-define in a global era where space, capitalism, and power rule
By: Kathryn Quinn-Sanchez
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9780739192702
Subjects: Latin American literature; Women authors; Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature; History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1: Reject.  Rejecting eden's limits/choosing freedom : Belli's El infinito en la palma de la mano ; Rejecting labels/choosing hope through self-definition : Sandra Cisneros' The house on Mango Street ; Rejecting failed hegemony : capitalism and borderland violence : Ana Castillo's The guardians ; Rejecting national mores/there is no country for lesbian Latinas : Cherríe Moraga's The hungry woman; title: 2: Contest.  Contesting love as defined by popular culture/redefining self-love : Denise Chávez' Loving Pedro Infante ; Contesting the nation-state's abuse of power : Marcela Serrano's La llorona ; Contesting traditional patriarchal definitions of theory : Norma E. Cantú's Canícula ; Contesting Anglo-feminism and academic space/redefining the academe from within : Telling to live, Latina feminist testimonios; title: 3: Subvert.  Subverting patriarchy, the nation-state, and redefining society : Gioconda Belli's El país de las mujeres ; Subverting HIStory : creating spaces of solidarity, equality, and freedom.