Reframing Latin America : : A Cultural Theory Reading of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries / / Erik Ching, Angélica Lozano-Alonso, Christina Buckley.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Ching, Erik,; Buckley, Christina,; Lozano-Alonso, Angélica,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; What Are We Doing and Why Are We Doing It? A Preface --; Acknowledgments --; Part One: Introduction --; Part Two: Theory --; Part III. Reading(s) --; Permissions Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780292794788; 9783110745344
• DOI: 10.7560/709331
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Erik Ching, Angélica Lozano-Alonso, Christina Buckley.

Providing an extensive introduction to cultural studies in general, regardless of chronological or geographic focus, and presenting provocative, essential readings from Latin American writers of the last two centuries, Reframing Latin America brings much-needed accessibility to the concepts of cultural studies and postmodernism. From Saussure to semiotics, the authors begin by demystifying terminology, then guide readers through five identity constructs, including nation, race, and gender. The readings that follow are presented with insightful commentary and encompass such themes as "Civilized Folk Marry the Barbarians" (including José Martí's "Our America") and "Boom Goes the Literature: Magical Realism as the True Latin America?" (featuring Elena Garro's essay "It's the Fault of the Tlaxcaltecas"). Films such as Like Water for Chocolate are discussed in-depth as well. The result is a lively, interdisciplinary guide for theorists and novices alike.