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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815401003321

Titolo

Global issues in contemporary Hispanic women's writing : shaping gender, the environment, and politics / / edited by Estrella Cibreiro and Francisca Lopez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-17715-9

0-203-08209-5

1-283-86104-6

1-136-17716-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in contemporary literature ; ; 7

Altri autori (Persone)

CibreiroEstrella

LopezFrancisca

Disciplina

860.9/9287

Soggetti

Spanish literature - Women authors - History and criticism

Spanish American literature - Women authors - History and criticism

Women and literature - Latin America

Women and literature - Spain

Gender identity in literature

Ecofeminism 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

pt. 1. Reshaping gender by rethinking genre -- pt. 2. Gender and violence : stories of denunciation and resistance -- pt. 3. Women and the environment -- pt. 4. Global politics from a gendered perspective.

Sommario/riassunto

This collection explores the contributions of Hispanic women writers to ongoing Western debates on gender, power, ethics, and the environment, offering a wide range of essays that specifically portray the ways in which contemporary writers focus on issues of global impact in a deliberate and purposeful manner. The contributors analyze texts pertaining to all literary genres, examining a myriad of ethical, philosophical, and political perspectives including feminism, postcolonial theories, cultural and gender studies, information age studies, and ecofeminism. The book visits continuit