Chicano and Chicana Literature Otra Voz Del Pueblo

Name: Chicano and Chicana Literature Otra Voz Del Pueblo
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ISBN: 9780816524273

ISBN-10: 0816524270

ISBN-13: 9780816524273

Edition: 2006

Authors: Charles M. Tatum

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The literary culture of the Spanish-speaking Southwest has its origins in a harsh frontier environment marked by episodes of intense cultural conflict, and much of the literature seeks to capture the epic experiences of conquest and settlement. The Chicano literary canon has evolved rapidly over four centuries to become one of the most dynamic and vital parts of contemporary U.S. literature. In this comprehensive examination of Chicano and Chicana literature, Charles M. Tatum brings a new and refreshing perspective to the ethnic identity of Mexican Americans. From the earliest sixteenth-century chronicles of the Spanish Period, to the poetry and narrative fiction of the second half of the…

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List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Publication date: 9/14/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Charles M. Tatum, PhD, is professor of Spanish and Chicano studies at the University of Arizona. He was for 15 years dean of College of Humanities. He has written and edited several books on Chicana/o literature and popular culture, including Greenwood's "Lowriders in Chicano Culture: From Low to Slow to Show".




Approaches to the interpretation of Chicana/o literature



The origins and evolution of Chicana/o literature



The Chicano movement and the flowering of Chicana/o literature



Chicana/o autobiography



Trends and themes in contemporary Chicana/o narrative fiction



Contemporary Chicana/o theater



Contemporary Chicana/o poetry