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Reading U.S. Latina Writers
Alvina E. . Ed(S): Quintana
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Description for Reading U.S. Latina Writers
Paperback. This essential teaching guide focuses on an emerging body of literature by U.S. Latina and Latin American Women writers. Editor(s): Quintana, Alvina E. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334.
This essential teaching guide focuses on an emerging body of literature by U.S. Latina and Latin American Women writers. It will assist non-specialist educators in syllabus revision, new course design and classroom presentation. The inclusive focus of the book - that is, combining both US Latina and Latin American women writers - is significant because it introduces a more global and transnational way of approaching the literature. The introduction outlines the major historical experiences that inform the literature, the important genres, periods, movements and authors in its evolution; the traditions and influences that shape the works; and key critical issues ... Read more
This essential teaching guide focuses on an emerging body of literature by U.S. Latina and Latin American Women writers. It will assist non-specialist educators in syllabus revision, new course design and classroom presentation. The inclusive focus of the book - that is, combining both US Latina and Latin American women writers - is significant because it introduces a more global and transnational way of approaching the literature. The introduction outlines the major historical experiences that inform the literature, the important genres, periods, movements and authors in its evolution; the traditions and influences that shape the works; and key critical issues ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349387694
SKU
V9781349387694
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99-15
About Alvina E. . Ed(S): Quintana
ALVINA QUINTANA is the Associate Professor of English and Women's Studies at the University of Delaware, has written numerous essays in cultural/multicultural studies and is the author of Home Girls: Chicana Literary Voices.
Reviews for Reading U.S. Latina Writers
"No one could have done this book better than Alvina Quintana, who brings to her project both intimate knowledge and an unmatched authority. Her guide establishes the stature of Latina writers in an ever-expaning canon of American literature and will prove invaluable to any student of the broader culture." - Susan Goodman, University of Delaware "Shifting the ... Read more