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Chicano! The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement

Author : F. Arturo Rosales
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1611920949

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Chicano! The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement by F. Arturo Rosales Pdf

Chicano! The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement is the most comprehensive account of the arduous struggle by Mexican Americans to secure and protect their civil rights. It is also a companion volume to the critically acclaimed, four-part documentary series of the same title, which is now available on video from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Both this published volume and the video series are a testament to the Mexican American communityÍs hard-fought battle for social and legal equality as well as political and cultural identity. Since the United States-Mexico War, 1846-1848, Mexican Americans have striven to achieve full rights as citizens. From peaceful resistance and violent demonstrations, when their rights were ignored or abused, to the establishment of support organizations to carry on the struggle and the formation of labor unions to provide a united voice, the movement grew in strength and in numbers. However, it was during the 1960s and 1970s that the campaign exploded into a nationwide groundswell of Mexican Americans laying claim, once and for all, to their civil rights and asserting their cultural heritage. They took a name that had been used disparagingly against them for years„Chicano„and fashioned it into a battle cry, a term of pride, affirmation and struggle. Aimed at a broad general audience as well as college and high school students, Chicano! focuses on four themes: land, labor, educational reform and government. With solid research, accessible language and historical photographs, this volume highlights individuals, issues and pivotal developments that culminated in and comprised a landmark period for the second largest ethnic minority in the United States. Chicano! is a compelling monument to the individuals and events that transformed society.

Conversations with Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Writers

Author : Hector Avalos Torres
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0826340881

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Conversations with Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Writers by Hector Avalos Torres Pdf

Interviews with major Chicana/o authors are the basis for this examination of the commonality of issues in the work of each of them.

Luis Leal

Author : Mario T. García
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0292728298

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Luis Leal by Mario T. García Pdf

Professor Luis Leal is one of the most outstanding scholars of Mexican, Latin American, and Chicano literatures and the dean of Mexican American intellectuals in the United States. He was one of the first senior scholars to recognize the viability and importance of Chicano literature, and, through his perceptive literary criticism, helped to legitimize it as a worthy field of study. His contributions to humanistic learning have brought him many honors, including Mexico’s Aquila Azteca and the United States’ National Humanities Medal. In this testimonio, or oral history, Luis Leal reflects upon his early life in Mexico, his intellectual formation at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago, and his work and publications as a scholar at the University of Illinois and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Through insightful questions, Mario García draws out the connections between literature and history that have been a primary focus of Leal’s work. He also elicits Leal’s assessment of many of the prominent writers he has known and studied, including Mariano Azuela, William Faulkner, Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, Juan Rulfo, Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges, Tomás Rivera, Rolando Hinojosa, Rudolfo Anaya, Elena Poniatowska, Sandra Cisneros, Richard Rodríguez, and Ana Castillo.

Chicano Renaissance

Author : David R. Maciel,Isidro D. Ortiz,María Herrera-Sobek
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0816520208

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Chicano Renaissance by David R. Maciel,Isidro D. Ortiz,María Herrera-Sobek Pdf

Among the lasting legacies of the Chicano Movement is the cultural flowering that it inspired--one that has steadily grown from the 1960s to the present. It encompassed all of the arts and continues to earn acclaim both nationally and internationally. Although this Chicano artistic renaissance received extensive scholarly attention in its initial phase, the post-Movimiento years after the late 1970s have been largely overlooked. This book meets that need, demonstrating that, despite the changes that have taken place in all areas of Chicana/o arts, a commitment to community revitalization continues to underlie artistic expression. This collection examines changes across a broad range of cultural forms--art, literature, music, cinema and television, radio, and theater--with an emphasis on the last two decades. Original articles by both established and emerging scholars review such subjects as the growth of Tejano music and the rise of Selena, how films and television have affected the Chicana/o experience, the evolution of Chicana/o art over the last twenty years, and postmodern literary trends. In all of the essays, the contributors emphasize that, contrary to the popular notion that Chicanas/os have succumbed to a victim mentality, they continue to actively struggle to shape the conditions of their lives and to influence the direction of American society through their arts and social struggle. Despite decades usually associated with self-interest in the larger society, the spirit of commitment and empowerment has continued to infuse Chicana/o cultural expression and points toward a vibrant future. CONTENTS All Over the Map: La Onda Tejana and the Making of Selena, Roberto R. Calderón Outside Inside-The Immigrant Workers: Creating Popular Myths, Cultural Expressions, and Personal Politics in Borderlands Southern California, Juan Gómez-Quiñones "Yo soy chicano": The Turbulent and Heroic Life of Chicanas/os in Cinema and Television, David R. Maciel and Susan Racho The Politics of Chicano Representation in the Media, Virginia Escalante Chicana/o and Latina/o Gazing: Audiences of the Mass Media, Diana I. Ríos An Historical Overview/Update on the State of Chicano Art, George Vargas Contemporary Chicano Theater, Arturo Ramírez Breaking the Silence: Developments in the Publication and Politics of Chicana Creative Writing, 1973-1998, Edwina Barvosa-Carter Trends and Themes in Chicana/o Writings in Postmodern Times, Francisco A. Lomelí, Teresa Márquez, and María Herrera-Sobek

Mexicanos

Author : Manuel G. Gonzales
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253221254

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Mexicanos by Manuel G. Gonzales Pdf

Newly revised and updated, Mexicanos tells the rich and vibrant story of Mexicans in the United States. Emerging from the ruins of Aztec civilization and from centuries of Spanish contact with indigenous people, Mexican culture followed the Spanish colonial frontier northward and put its distinctive mark on what became the southwestern United States. Shaped by their Indian and Spanish ancestors, deeply influenced by Catholicism, and tempered by an often difficult existence, Mexicans continue to play an important role in U.S. society, even as the dominant Anglo culture strives to assimilate them. Thorough and balanced, Mexicanos makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of the Mexican population of the United States—a growing minority who are a vital presence in 21st-century America.

Chicanas/Latinas in American Theatre

Author : Elizabeth C. Ramírez
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : American drama
ISBN : 0253213711

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Chicanas/Latinas in American Theatre by Elizabeth C. Ramírez Pdf

Elizabeth C. Ramírez's study reveals the traditions of Chicanas/Latinas in theatre and performance, showing how Latina/Latino theatre has evolved from its pre-Columbian, Spanish, and Mexican origins to its present prominence within American theatre history. This project on women in performance serves the need for scholarship on the contributions of underrepresented groups in American theatre and education, in cultural studies and the humanities, and in American and world history.

Historical Dictionary of U.S. Latino Literature

Author : Francisco A. Lomelí,Donaldo W. Urioste,María Joaquina Villaseñor
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781442275492

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Historical Dictionary of U.S. Latino Literature by Francisco A. Lomelí,Donaldo W. Urioste,María Joaquina Villaseñor Pdf

U.S. Latino Literature is defined as Latino literature within the United States that embraces the heterogeneous inter-groupings of Latinos. For too long U.S. Latino literature has not been thought of as an integral part of the overall shared American literary landscape, but that is slowly changing. This dictionary aims to rectify some of those misconceptions by proving that Latinos do fundamentally express American issues, concerns and perspectives with a flair in linguistic cadences, familial themes, distinct world views, and cross-cultural voices. The Historical Dictionary of U.S. Latino Literature contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has cross-referenced entries on U.S. Latino/a authors, and terms relevant to the nature of U.S. Latino literature in order to illustrate and corroborate its foundational bearings within the overall American literary experience. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this subject.

RetroSpace: Collected Essays on Chicano Literature

Author : Juan Bruce-Novoa
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1611922712

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RetroSpace: Collected Essays on Chicano Literature by Juan Bruce-Novoa Pdf

RetroSpace is a collection of the seminal articles of the noted critic Bruce-Novoa on the history and theory of Chicano literature.

The Oxford Handbook of Latino Studies

Author : Ilan Stavans
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190691202

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The Oxford Handbook of Latino Studies by Ilan Stavans Pdf

"At the beginning of the third decade of the twenty-first century, the Latino minority, the nation's biggest and fastest growing, is at a crossroads. Is assimilation taking place in ways comparable to previous immigrant groups? Are the links to the original countries of origin being redefined in an age of contested globalism? How are Latinos changing America and how is America chanting Latinos? The growth of Latino Studies as a discipline, which seeks to understand these questions and others, is one of the most exciting phenomena in the humanities in the last few decades. This collection of twenty-three essays and a conversation by leading and emerging scholars assesses the current state of the discipline, and contains chapters on the Chicano Movement, gender and race relations, changes in demographics, the tension between rural and urban communities, immigration, the legacy of colonialism, language identity and the controversy surrounding Spanglish, and meditations on popular culture and the lasting power of literature"--

Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Literature and Art

Author : Nicolàs Kanellos,Claudia Esteva-Fabregat,Francisco LomelÕ
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1611921635

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Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Literature and Art by Nicolàs Kanellos,Claudia Esteva-Fabregat,Francisco LomelÕ Pdf

Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Project is a national project to locate, identify, preserve and make accessible the literary contributions of U.S. Hispanics from colonial times through 1960 in what today comprises the fifty states of the United States.

The Chicano Generation

Author : Mario T. Garc’a
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520286016

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The Chicano Generation by Mario T. Garc’a Pdf

"This is the story of the historic Chicano Movement in Los Angeles during the late 1960s and 1970s. The Chicano Movement was the largest civil rights and empowerment movement in the history of Mexican Americans in the United States. The movement was led by a new generation of political activists calling themselves Chicanos, a countercultural barrio term. This book is the story of three key activists, Raul Ruiz, Gloria Arellanes, and Rosalio Muanoz, who through oral history related their experiences as movement activist to historian Mario T. Garcaia. As first-person autobiographical narratives, these stories put a human face to this profound social movement and provide a life-story perspective as to why these individuals became activists"--Provided by publisher.

Chicano Detective Fiction

Author : Susan Baker Sotelo
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0786482370

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Chicano Detective Fiction by Susan Baker Sotelo Pdf

In his 1985 novel Partners in Crime, writer Rolando Hinojosa introduced homicide investigator Rafe Buenrostro, the first Chicano protagonist in one of the most enduring genres of modern literature. Since that time, Chicano writers have embraced the detective novel, successfully diversifying and refining a traditional Anglo American and British genre. The 21 whodunits of Hinojosa, Rudolfo Anaya, Lucha Corpi, Michael Nava and Manuel Ramos are closely studied in this groundbreaking work. The models, both contemporary and Romantic, of this relatively new Chicano genre are first discussed. Next come detailed analysis and reviews of such novels as Shaman Winter, Partners in Crime, Cactus Blood and 18 others, focusing on how each writer departs from contemporary detective genre formula, uniquely rendering a particular regional or cultural variation of what it means to be Chicano. It is this departure from the norm that defines these writings and distinguishes them from the Anglo American and British whodunit. Interviews with the writers conclude the work.

Chicano Scholars and Writers

Author : Julio A. Martínez
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0810812053

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Chicano Scholars and Writers by Julio A. Martínez Pdf

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Chicano Satire

Author : Guillermo Hernandez
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780292746114

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Chicano Satire by Guillermo Hernandez Pdf

Geographically close to Mexico, but surrounded by Anglo-American culture in the United States, Chicanos experience many cultural tensions and contradictions. Their lifeways are no longer identical with Mexican norms, nor are they fully assimilated to Anglo-American patterns. Coping with these tensions—knowing how much to let go of, how much to keep—is a common concern of Chicano writers, who frequently use satire as a means of testing norms and deviations from acceptable community standards. In this groundbreaking study, Guillermo Hernández focuses on the uses of satire in the works of three authors—Luis Valdez, Rolando Hinojosa, and José Montoya—and on the larger context of Chicano culture in which satire operates. Hernández looks specifically at the figures of the pocho (the assimilated Chicano) and the pachuco (the zoot-suiter, or urbanized youth). He shows how changes in their literary treatment—from simple ridicule to more understanding and respect—reflect the culture's changes in attitude toward the process of assimilation. Hernández also offers many important insights into the process of cultural definition that engaged Chicano writers during the 1960s and 1970s. He shows how the writers imaginatively and syncretically formed new norms for the Chicano experience, based on elements from both Mexican and United States culture but congruent with the historical reality of Chicanos. With its emphasis on culture change and creation, Chicano Satire will be of interest across a range of human sciences.

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature [3 volumes]

Author : Nicolás Kanellos
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1444 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313087004

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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature [3 volumes] by Nicolás Kanellos Pdf

From East L.A. to the barrios of New York City and the Cuban neighborhoods of Miami, Latino literature, or literature written by Hispanic peoples of the United States, is the written word of North America's vibrant Latino communities. Emerging from the fusion of Spanish, North American, and African cultures, it has always been part of the American mosaic. Written for students and general readers, this encyclopedia surveys the vast landscape of Latino literature from the colonial era to the present. Aiming to be as broad and inclusive as possible, the encyclopedia covers all of native North American Latino literature as well as that created by authors originating in virtually every country of Spanish America and Spain. Included are more than 700 alphabetically arranged entries written by roughly 60 expert contributors. While most of the entries are on writers, such as Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Oscar Hijuelos, and Piri Thomas, others cover genres, ethnic and national literatures, movements, historical topics and events, themes, concepts, associations and organizations, and publishers and magazines. Special attention is given to the cultural, political, social, and historical contexts in which Latino literature has developed. Entries cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Entries cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. The encyclopedia gives special attention to the social, cultural, historical, and political contexts of Latino literature, thus making it an ideal tool to help students use literature to learn about history and cultural diversity.