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Boricua Literature
Lisa M. Sanchez Gonzalez
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Description for Boricua Literature
Paperback. Lisa Sanchez Gonzalez argues that the writing of the Peurto Rican diaspora should be considered an integral field of study. The story of an American community of colour, "Boricua Literature" is also about contemporary critical race and gender studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Since the invasion and colonization of Puerto Rico in 1898, all Puerto Ricans are both American citizens and colonial subjects by birth according to international law. Over a third of this population currently lives in the continental U.S. forming one of the nation's most significant "minority" communities. Yet no complete study of mainland Puerto Ricanor Boricualiterature has been written.
Until now. Boricua Literature is the first literary history of the Puerto Rican colonial diaspora.
The result of a decade of research in archives and special collections in the Caribbean and in the U.S., Lisa Sánchez González ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814731475
SKU
V9780814731475
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99-50
About Lisa M. Sanchez Gonzalez
Lisa Sánchez González is assistant professor English at the University of Texas at Austin. She also produces community-based news and public affairs programs for public radio.
Reviews for Boricua Literature
"Sanchez Gonzalez's provacative study Boricua Literature: A Literary History of the Puerto Rican Diaspora intensely focuses on a geographically and culturally specific literary evolution by Puerto Ricans who emigrated to the east coastof the United States, a movement spanning most of the 20th century."
Centro Journal
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Centro Journal
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