Politics, Gender, and the Mexican Novel, 1968-1988
Beyond the Pyramid
University of Texas Press · Print & ebook · July 1, 1992
The student massacre at Tlatelolco in Mexico City on October 2, 1968, marked the beginning of an era of rapid social change in Mexico.
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- Who it’s for
- Cynthia Steele examines how writers responded to Tlatelolco and the social crisis it signaled.
- Genres
- Hispanic American Lit Crit, Caribbean & Latin American Criticism, Gender Studies
- Published
- University of Texas Press, July 1, 1992
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The student massacre at Tlatelolco in Mexico City on October 2, 1968, marked the beginning of an era of rapid social change in Mexico. In this illuminating study, Cynthia Steele explores how the writers of the next two decades responded to the massacre and to the social crisis it signaled in terms of political change and gender identity.
After Tlatelolco
Cynthia Steele examines how writers responded to Tlatelolco and the social crisis it signaled.
Come here for
- The literary response to the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre
- Political change and gender identity in Mexican writing
Expect
- A study of writing from the two decades after the massacre
- Attention to politics and gender identity
Where it sits
| Hispanic American Lit Crit | 76% |
|---|---|
| Gender Studies | 51% |
| Caribbean & Latin American Criticism | 33% |
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Publisher categories
- Caribbean & Latin American Criticism
- Caribbean & Latin American Politics
- Authors
- Cynthia Steele
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Published
- July 1, 1992
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Caribbean & Latin American Criticism