Latina/O Studies

ISBN-13: 9781509512577 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 192 str.

Ronald L. Mize

Opis

Combining analysis and advocacy, Latina/o Studies is an accessible yet theoretically sophisticated introduction to the communities charting the future of the United States of America and the Americas writ large.

Recenzje

"This book serves as an engaging, concise introduction to Latino Studies, laying out the genesis of the field and presenting current themes. The discussion of the scholarship successfully balances comprehensiveness and depth, and the quality of the material is excellent." Lourdes Torres, DePaul University "An inspiring story of resistance and solidarity." Richard Delgado, University of Alabama

Spis treści

1 What's in a Name? Hispanic, Latino | Labels, Identities 2 Historical Groundings, The Origins of Latina/o Thought 3 Origins of Latina/o Studies: Puerto Rican and Chicano Studies 4 The Arrival of Latina/o Studies: Bringing in Central American, Cuban, and Dominican Studies 5 Latina Feminism, Intersectionalities, and Queer Latinidades 6 Latina/o Cultural Studies: From Invisible to Hypervisible 7 New Approaches: The Logic of Comparisons, Connections, Bridges, and Borders 8 New Perspectives: Theorizing (Post-)Coloniality and Racializations 9 Conclusion: The Future of Latina/o Studies Field

O autorze

Ronald L. Mize is Associate Professor of Language, Culture, and Society at Oregon State University