Description: Reframing Latin America by Erik Ching, Christina Buckley, Angélica Lozano-Alonso An illuminating primer that moves students and scholars beyond alienating terminology and toward accessible perspectives on Latin America and cultural studies. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Providing an extensive introduction to cultural studies in general, regardless of chronological or geographic focus, and presenting provocative, essential readings from Latin American writers of the last two centuries, Reframing Latin America brings much-needed accessibility to the concepts of cultural studies and postmodernism. From Saussure to semiotics, the authors begin by demystifying terminology, then guide readers through five identity constructs, including nation, race, and gender. The readings that follow are presented with insightful commentary and encompass such themes as "Civilized Folk Marry the Barbarians" (including Jose Martis "Our America") and "Boom Goes the Literature: Magical Realism as the True Latin America?" (featuring Elena Garros essay "Its the Fault of the Tlaxcaltecas"). Films such as Like Water for Chocolate are discussed in-depth as well. The result is a lively, interdisciplinary guide for theorists and novices alike. Notes An illuminating primer that moves scholars beyond alienating terminology and toward accessible perspectives on Latin America and cultural studies Author Biography The authors are faculty members at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. Erik Ching is Associate Professor of History; Christina Buckley and Angélica Lozano-Alonso are Associate Professors of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. Table of Contents What Are We Doing and Why Are We Doing It? A Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction(s) 1) Post What?! (Not) An Abbreviated Introduction 2) Saussure, Signs, and Semiotics, or Lots of Words That Begin with S 3) Narrating about Narrative Part II: Theory 4) An Opening Jaunt: El Salvador in 1923 Harry Foster, "A Gringo in Mañana-land" 5) Be Here (or There) Now Stuart Hall, "Ethnicity: Identity and Difference" 6) Identity Construct #1: Race Lawrence Blum, Im Not a Racist But ... Peter Wade, Race and Ethnicity in Latin America 7) Identity Construct #2: Class David Parker, The Idea of the Middle Class 8) Identity Construct #3: Gender Candace West and Don Zimmerman, "Doing Gender" R. W. Connell, Masculinities 9) Identity Construct #4: Nation Arthur de Gobineau, The Inequality of Human Races Louis Pérez, On Becoming Cuban 10) Identity Construct #5: Latin America Gerald Martin, Journeys Through the Labyrinth Leslie Bary, "The Search for Cultural Identity" Walter Mignolo, Local Histories, Global Designs Part III: Reading(s) 11) Civilized Folk Defeat the Barbarians: The Liberal Nation Domingo Sarmiento, Facundo 12) Civilized Folk Marry the Barbarians: The Nationalist Nation Introduction to Doña Barbara by Rómulo Gallegos Rómulo Gallegos, Doña Barbara Introduction to Doris Sommers Foundational Fictions Doris Sommer, Foundational Fictions Introduction to José Martís "Our America" José Martí, "Our America" 13) Film Foray: Los tres caballeros Julianne Burton, "Don (Juanito) Duck and the Imperial Patriarchal Discourse" 14) The Socialist Utopia: Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution Analyzing The Motorcycle Diaries Film Analysis: The Motorcycle Diaries Introduction to Alma Guillermoprietos "The Harsh Angel" Alma Guillermoprieto, "The Harsh Angel" Film Analysis: Soy Cuba/Ya Kuba (I Am Cuba) 15) Boom Goes the Literature: Magical Realism as the True Latin America? Elena Garro, "Its the Fault of the Tlaxcaltecas" 16) Film Foray: Como agua para chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate) Barbara Tenenbaum, "Why Tita Didnt Marry the Doctor, or Mexican History in Like Water for Chocolate" Harmony Wu, "Consuming Tacos and Enchiladas" 17) Film Foray: Mi familia (My Family) 18) Are We There Yet? Testimonial Literature Thomas Tirado, Celsas World: Conversations with a Mexican Peasant Woman 19) Some Closing Comments Permissions Acknowledgments Index Review "An excellent resource, explicitly designed for use in undergraduate courses in Latin American historical, literary, and/or cultural studies. This text is significantly, and laudably, more ambitious than a traditional anthology, for the authors, who have team-taught a course based on these materials for a number of years, have also formulated a systematic pedagogical approach to the shift from modernism to postmodernism." Susan Martin-Marquez, Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Rutgers University Promotional An illuminating primer that moves scholars beyond alienating terminology and toward accessible perspectives on Latin America and cultural studies Long Description Providing an extensive introduction to cultural studies in general, regardless of chronological or geographic focus, and presenting provocative, essential readings from Latin American writers of the last two centuries, Reframing Latin America brings much-needed accessibility to the concepts of cultural studies and postmodernism. From Saussure to semiotics, the authors begin by demystifying terminology, then guide readers through five identity constructs, including nation, race, and gender. The readings that follow are presented with insightful commentary and encompass such themes as "Civilized Folk Marry the Barbarians" (including Jos Review Text A sad and thought-provoking read Review Quote "An excellent resource, explicitly designed for use in undergraduate courses in Latin American historical, literary, and/or cultural studies. This text is significantly, and laudably, more ambitious than a traditional anthology, for the authors, who have team-taught a course based on these materials for a number of years, have also formulated a systematic pedagogical approach to the shift from modernism to postmodernism." Susan Martin-M Promotional "Headline" An illuminating primer that moves scholars beyond alienating terminology and toward accessible perspectives on Latin America and cultural studies Details ISBN0292717504 Author Angélica Lozano-Alonso Short Title REFRAMING LATIN AMER Publisher University of Texas Press Language English ISBN-10 0292717504 ISBN-13 9780292717503 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 980 Year 2007 Imprint University of Texas Press Subtitle A Cultural Theory Reading of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Place of Publication Austin, TX Country of Publication United States Birth 1969 Residence US Illustrations 19 b&w illus., 2 line drawings, 7 figures DOI 10.1604/9780292717503 UK Release Date 2007-09-01 AU Release Date 2007-09-01 NZ Release Date 2007-09-01 US Release Date 2007-09-01 Pages 368 Publication Date 2007-09-01 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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Publication Name: Reframing Latin America: a Cultural Theory Reading of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
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