Inside the Latin@ experience : a Latin@ studies reader /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Description:	xxiii, 265 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity. Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions. Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity. Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8063055

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Varying Form of Title:	Inside the Latina experience
Other authors / contributors:	Cantú, Norma E, 1947- Fránquiz, María E.
ISBN:	9780230621787 (cased) 0230621783 (cased)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-252) and index.
Summary:	This book explores the varied and unique latinidades, or Latin@ cultural identities, that exist in the United States. Each author in the anthology is an insider of the Latin@ community who employs various theoretical tools to present the historical and current conditions of Latin@s living in the United States in the first decade of the twenty-first century. A unique collection of essays covering the Latin@ reality from various disciplinary perspectives, this book offers insights and incisive analysis which is sure to contribute to the future of Latin@ Studies. "This interdisciplinary project reflects the contemporary, transnational experiences of many Latinas/os and would prove an important addition to our understanding of Latin culture and experience in the United States. The collection explores a number of interesting areas, some of which have only had only cursory attention by scholars in the past. This broad focus is clearly one of the collection's strengths, since it allows one to create connections across different disciplines and to recognize, for instance, the ways in which the twentieth century legal challenges faced by Latinas/os inform our understanding of the ways in which Latinas/os are marginalized from positions of power in the U.S. military. The book will appeal to undergraduates and graduates as well as scholars in the field."--Kevin Concannon, Assistant Professor of English at Texas A&M--Corpus Christi --Book Jacket.

Table of Contents:

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Historical Roots and Contemporary Realities
1. Changing the National Ethos or Just Being American? Latin@ Political Participation
2. State-Federal Relations Concerning Latin@ Civil Rights in the United States
3. Latin@s in the U.S. Military
4. The "Swirl" Migration of Mexican-Origin Students: A Cross-Border Analysis Using the Mexican and U.S. Censuses
Part II. Popular and Traditional Cultural Expressions
5. Making, Buying, Selling, and Using the Umbrella: Recognizing the Nuances of Latin@ Popular Culture
6. Traveling on the Biliteracy Highway: Educators Paving a Road toward Conocimiento
7. Traditional Cultural Expressions: An Analysis of the Secular and Religious Folkways of Latin@s in the United States
8. Language and Identity of Immigrant Central American Pentecostal Youth in Southern California
Part III. Performance Arts and Literature
9. Staging the Self, Staging Empowerment: An Overview of Latina Theater and Performance
10. Literary Currency: Coined Contributions of Latin@ Literature in the United States
11. Politics of Aesthetics: Mariachi Music in the United States
12. From Boricua Dancers to Salsa Soldiers: The Cultural Politics of Globalized Salsa Dancing in Chicago
Epilogue: A Final Look at the Latin@ Experience: Past, Present, and Future
Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index

Inside the Latin@ experience : a Latin@ studies reader /

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