Chicano Scholars and Writers

Chicano Scholars and Writers
Author: Julio A. Martínez
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 596
Release: 1979
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780810812055

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Mexican Ballads, Chicano Poems

Mexican Ballads, Chicano Poems
Author: José E. Limón
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 235
Release: 1992-07-24
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0520911873

Mexican Ballads, Chicano Poems combines literary theory with the personal engagement of a prominent Chicano scholar. Recalling his experiences as a student in Texas, José Limón examines the politically motivated Chicano poetry of the 60s and 70s. He bases his analyses on Harold Bloom's theories of literary influence but takes Bloom into the socio-political realm. Limón shows how Chicano poetry is nourished by the oral tradition of the Mexican corrido, or master ballad, which was a vital part of artistic and political life along the Mexican-U.S. border from 1890 to 1930. Limón's use of Bloom, as well as of Marxist critics Raymond Williams and Fredric Jameson, brings Chicano literature into the arena of contemporary literary theory. By focusing on an important but little-studied poetic tradition, his book challenges our ideas of the American canon and extends the reach of Hispanists and folklorists as well.

Growing Up Latino

Growing Up Latino
Author: Harold Augenbraum
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 378
Release: 1993
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780395661246

A comprehensive collection of Latino writing of fiction and nonfiction works in English.

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

Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Literature and Art
Author: Nicolàs Kanellos
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Total Pages: 422
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9781611921632

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.

RetroSpace: Collected Essays on Chicano Literature

RetroSpace: Collected Essays on Chicano Literature
Author: Juan Bruce-Novoa
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9781611922714

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

Chicano Authors

Chicano Authors
Author: Bruce-Novoa
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2014-04-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0292762348

The need for this book became apparent to Bruce-Novoa when he first taught a Chicano culture course in 1970. His students could find no source to satisfy their curiosity about Chicano writers' backgrounds, opinions, and attitudes. Chicano Authors: Inquiry by Interview provides that information. Fourteen leading Chicano authors respond to questions about their personal and educational backgrounds, their perception of the role of the Chicano writer, and their evaluation of the literary, linguistic, and sociocultural significance of Chicano literature. The authors included are José Antonio Villarreal, Rolando Hinojosa, Sergio Elizondo, Miguel Méndez M., Abelardo Delgado, José Montoya, Tomás Rivera, Estela Portillo, Rudolfo A. Anaya, Bernice Zamora, Ricardo Sánchez, Ron Arias, Tino Villanueva, and Alurista. Each interview is preceded by a brief introductory note which locates the author in the context of Chicano literature and provides a sense of his or her writing. Also included are a general introduction to Chicano literature, a chronological chart of publications by genre, and a selected bibliography. The volume will be an essential research tool for the student of Chicano literature and culture and a useful introduction for the general reader.

Racism in the United States

Racism in the United States
Author: Meyer Weinberg
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 704
Release: 1990-05-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0313064601

This volume represents the most comprehensive book-length bibliography on the subject of racism available in the United States. Compiler Meyer Weinberg has surveyed a wide-ranging group of material and classified it under 87 subject headings, drawing on articles, books, congressional hearings and reports, theses and dissertations, research reports, and investigative journalism. Historical references cover the long history of racism, while the heightened awareness and activity of the recent past is also addressed in detail. In addition to works that fit the narrow definition of racism as a mode of oppression or group denial of rights based on color, Weinberg includes references dealing with sexism, antisemitism, economic exploitation, and similar forms of dehumanization. References are grouped under a series of subject headings that include Civil Rights, Desegregation, Housing, Socialism and Racism, Unemployment, and Violence against Minorities. Items which do not have self-explanatory titles are annotated, and virtually every section is thoroughly cross-referenced. Also included is one section of carefully selected references on racism in countries other than the United States. Unlike the remainder of the book, this section is not comprehensive, but rather provides an opportunity to view racism comparatively. The volume concludes with an author index. This work will be a significant addition to both academic and public libraries, as well as an important resource for courses in racism, sociology, and black history.