The Places of History
Regionalism Revisited in Latin America
Duke University Press · Print & ebook · May 14, 1999
Responding to the pressures of current theoretical trends toward models of cultural globalization, the essays collected here bring a historical focus to literary studies.
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- Who it’s for
- Essays trace how regional histories shape literary meanings across Latin American identities.
- Genres
- Caribbean & Latin American Criticism, Hispanic American Lit Crit
- Published
- Duke University Press, May 14, 1999
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Responding to the pressures of current theoretical trends toward models of cultural globalization, the essays collected here bring a historical focus to literary studies. They suggest that only by exploring the particularities of regional historical cultures can the multiple meanings of American identities be understood.
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Representing a broad range of contemporary criticism, this volume features many short essays by the most well-known and respected Latin Americanists, each devoting attention to specific matters of history. The topics range from Incan architecture to Chicano and Nuyorican habitats; from turn of the century Argentine criminology to Caribbean homophobia; from the rhetorics of independence and dictatorship to Mexican ambivalence about opera and Brazil’s move beyond monarchy; and from the precarious survival of Spanish language in Latin America to its paradoxical legacy of enlightenment in the Philippines. Originally published as a special issue of Modern Language Quarterly (June 1996), this expanded edition includes a new introduction by Doris Sommer and a new essay by Vincente Rafael. Viewed together, these essays reveal a cultural richness that is sure to interest literary scholars and Latin Americanists alike. Contributors. Carlos J. Alonso, Antonio Benítez-Rojo, John Beverley, Debra A. Castillo, Arcadio Diaz-Quiñones, Juan Flores, Mary M. Gaylord, José Limón, Josefina Ludmer, Francine Masiello, Antonio Mazzotti, Walter D. Mignolo, Sylvia Molloy, Mary Louise Pratt, Vincente Rafael, Julio Ramos, Susana Rotker, Roberto Schwarz, Diana Taylor, Nancy Vogeley
Regional Histories
Essays trace how regional histories shape literary meanings across Latin American identities.
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- Incan architecture
- Chicano and Nuyorican habitats
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- Short essays focused on specific matters of history
- An expanded edition with a new introduction and essay
Where it sits
| Caribbean & Latin American Criticism | 89% |
|---|---|
| Hispanic American Lit Crit | 29% |
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Publisher categories
- Caribbean & Latin American Criticism
- Authors
- Doris Sommer
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Published
- May 14, 1999
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Caribbean & Latin American Criticism