Cosmopolitan Strangers in US Latinx Literature and Culture: Building Bridges, Not Walls (Narrative Theory and Culture)

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Synopsis
This book presents a study of the figure of the stranger in US Latinx literary and cultural forms, ranging from contemporary novels through essays to film and transborder art activism. The focus on this abject figure is twofold: first, to explore its potential to expose the processes of othering to which Latinxs are subjected; and, second, to foreground its epistemic response to neocolonial structures and beliefs. Thus, this book draws on relevant sociological literature on the stranger to unveil the political and social processes behind the recognition of Latinxs as ‘out of place.’ On the other hand, and most importantly, this volume follows the path of neo-cosmopolitan approaches to bring to the fore processes of interrelatedness, interaction, and conviviality that run counter to criminalizing discourses around Latinxs. Through an engagement with these theoretical tenets, the goal of this book is to showcase the role of the Latinx stranger as a cosmopolitan mediator that transforms walls into bridges.
Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
180 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000837056
Related ISBNs:
9781003276043, 9781032231600, 9781032435541
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Esther Álvarez-López and Andrea Fernández-García
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts, Politics and Government, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Esther Álvarez-López
Edited by:
Andrea Fernández-García

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