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Narratives of Greater Mexico
Once relegated to the borders of literature—neither Mexican nor truly American—Chicana/o writers have always been in the vanguard of change, articulating the multicultural ethnicities, shifting identities, border realities, and even postmodern anxieties and hostilities that already characterize the twenty-first century. Indeed, it is Chicana/o writers' very in-between-ness that makes them authentic spokespersons for an America that is becoming increasingly Mexican/Latin American and for a Mexico that is ever more Americanized. In this pioneering study, Héctor Calderón looks at seven Chicana and Chicano writers whose narratives constitute what he terms an American Mexican literature. Dr...
Criticism in the Borderlands
This pathbreaking anthology of Chicano literary criticism, with essays on a remarkable range of texts—both old and new—draws on diverse perspectives in contemporary literary and cultural studies: from ethnographic to postmodernist, from Marxist to feminist, from cultural materialist to new historicist. The editors have organized essays around four board themes: the situation of Chicano literary studies within American literary history and debates about the “canon”; representations of the Chicana/o subject; genre, ideology, and history; and the aesthetics of Chicano literature. The volume as a whole aims at generating new ways of understanding what counts as culture and “theory” a...
Chicanas/Latinas in American Theatre
Elizabeth C. Ramírez's study reveals the traditions of Chicanas/Latinas in theatre and performance, showing how Latina/Latino theatre has evolved from its pre-Columbian, Spanish, and Mexican origins to its present prominence within American theatre history. This project on women in performance serves the need for scholarship on the contributions of underrepresented groups in American theatre and education, in cultural studies and the humanities, and in American and world history.
The American Literary History Reader
"American Literary History" has emerged as the leading journal devoted to U. S. literary and cultural studies. In this anthology, 17 major scholars address subjects as diverse as Hawthorne's utopias, Indian pictographs, Emily Dickinson and class, and the Black Arts Movement.
The Aztlán Mexican Studies Reader, 1974-2016
" Anthology of articles from Aztlâan: A Journal of Chicano Studies with a focus on Mexican and border studies. Articles appeared in the journal between 1974 and 2016."--Provided by publisher.
Playing in the Traffic
Sydney police detective Mick Farraday is frustrated. He knows there's a huge shipment of cocaine about to hit the streets but he doesn't know where it will show up or when. Sydney night club entrepreneur, Jason Katsouris, has a plan. Two hundred kilograms of cocaine are about to become his and he knows just how to keep it out of the hands of the police. American ex-army captain Anthony Ryder expects to find peace and tranquility when he arrives in Sydney for the first time since his R & R days. Instead, he finds himself embroiled in a world of drugs, murder and betrayal. Finding himself thrust into a situation where he feels like an actor with no script, can Ryder discern his role before the final curtain?
Ethnic American Literature
Offers a comparative approach to ethnic literature that begins by accounting for the intrinsic historical, geographical, and political contingencies of different American cultures. This work looks at a range of writing, from novels to literature.
Love, Race, & Liberation
‘Til the White Day is Done is a line from the 1926 poem Dream Variations by Langston Hughes. White people are the world’s minority, yet white supremacy and racism are the scaffolding on which the American political and socioeconomic systems are built. This book was conceived by educator-activists JLove Calderon and Marcella Runell Hall in an effort to put action steps behind anti-racist rhetoric, in a move toward being truly and unapologetically pro-liberation--for everyone. You will find love letters written by some of the leading voices on contemporary issues of race and racism; over twenty lesson plans, ranging from the social construction of race, to the racialization of social media, to the prison industrial complex. This book is meant to catapult us to action, prompt dialogue, stimulate our minds and hearts, and provide educators with profound yet practical tools for creating social justice.
Target Phoenix: A John Phoenix Thriller Book 2
John Phoenix and his elite CIA team enter the treacherous battleground of Mexico City to oversee peace talks between Venezuela and Guyana, two nations on the brink of war over the coveted Essequibo Region. But Phoenix’s clandestine mission to convert the Venezuelan vice president into a vital U.S. asset takes a perilous turn as a shadowy adversary launches a counter-operation, unveiling a traitorous mole within the agency. From a gruesome cartel slaying to military strikes in the Essequibo Region, Phoenix’s world unravels at every juncture. When American aviators are shot down and held hostage in Venezuela, the U.S. president issues a high-stakes directive: Phoenix and his team must rescue the captives. Faced with an impossible task, the seasoned CIA operative must sacrifice himself for the greater good and become the target in a deadly game of deception.
Beginning Ethnic American Literatures
This text is designed to introduce students not only to ethnic American writers, but also to the cultural contexts and literary traditions in which their work is situated.
