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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810451503321

Autore

Quinn-Sánchez Kathryn

Titolo

Identity in Latin American and Latina literature : the struggle to self-define in a global era where space, capitalism, and power rule / / Kathryn Quinn-Sánchez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4985-0841-3

0-7391-9271-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Disciplina

860.9/9287

Soggetti

Latin American literature - Women authors - History and criticism

Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1: Reject; Chapter One: Rejecting Eden's Limits/Choosing Freedom; Chapter Two: Rejecting Labels/Choosing Hope through Self-Definition; Chapter Three: Rejecting Failed Hegemony; Chapter Four: Rejecting National Mores/There Is No Country for Lesbian Latinas; 2: Contest; Chapter Five: Contesting Love as Defined by Popular Culture/Redefining Self-Love; Chapter Six: Contesting the Nation-State's Abuse of Power; Chapter Seven: Contesting Traditional Patriarchal Definitions of Theory

Chapter Eight: Contesting Anglo-Feminism and Academic Space/Redefining the Academe from Within3: Subvert; Chapter Nine: Subverting Patriarchy, the Nation-State, and Redefining Society; Chapter Ten: Subverting HIStory: Creating Spaces of Solidarity, Equality, and Freedom; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This study examines works that address the spatial location of Latinidades, especially Latina, identity by subverting literary history and literary theory through testimonio, hybrid genres, social activism, metafiction, and solidarity. </span></span>