Description
Poetics of race offers the readers a combined historical, political and aesthetic approach to the symbolic representation of race in Latin America in different periods and cultural regions. Chapters focus on issues of social conflict, identity politics and self-recognition by historically marginalized populations, such as indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, and Asian immigrants.
Literary texts, cultural practices and visual arts (painting, film) are analyzed as representative moments in the process of social and political recognition of subaltern subjectivities and non-dominant cultures, providing insightful studies of negritude, indigenous cultures and Japanese communities in Latin America. Through the exploration of different media and alternative critical categories, Poetics of Race proposes new avenues for the comparative and intersectional study of race, gender and class in postcolonial societies.
Author: Mabel Moraña
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 06/14/2022
Pages: 214
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9781839984761
ISBN10: 1839984767
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American | Hispanic & Latino
- Art | Caribbean & Latin American
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Hispanic American Studies
About the Author
Mabel Moraña is William H Gass Professor of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. She has published over 20 authored and more than 30 edited volumes on Latin American literature and cultural theory.