(Re)mapping the Latina/o Literary Landscape [Paperback]

This book broadens the scope of Latina/o criticism to include both widely-read and understudied nineteenth through twenty-first century fictional works that engage in critical discussions of gender, race, sexuality, and identity. The essays in this collection do not simply seek inclusion for the texts they critically discuss, but suggest that we more thoughtfully consider the utility of mapping, whether we are mapping land, borders, time, migration, or connections and disconnections across time and space. Using new and rigorous methodological approaches to reading Latina/o literature, contributors reveal a varied and textured landscape, challenging us to reconsider the process and influence of literary production across borders.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Expanding Latinidades

1. 1.       Metaphors of Miscegenation: Genre Mixing in Gloria Anzald?as Borderlands/La Frontera. Shelley Garc?a
   
2. 2.     . Harriet Beecher Stowes Cuban Characters: Uncle Toms Cabin and Gertrudis G?mez de Avellaneda, Judie Newman
   

1. Pedro Medina and Suburbano Come to the Fore: Miami as a Cultural Stage and Source of Creativity, Naida Saavedra
2. Latin/o American Perspectives of the United States in Sam no es mi t?o, Amrita Das
3. The Twenty-first Century Politics of Latinidad: Decolonizing Consciousness, Transnational Solidarity, and Global Activism in Demetria Mart?nezs Mother Tongue, Georgina Guzm?n

Part 2 Crossing Literary Terrl‡