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Informationen zum Autor Maria Lauret is Senior Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Sussex Martin Padget is Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth Helena Grice is Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth Candida Hepworth was Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Wales, Swansea Klappentext Since the late 1960s, American literature has been revitalised by the work of writers such as Toni Morrison, Sherman Alexie, Sandra Cisneros and Maxine Hong Kingston. An introduction to the study of ethnic American fictions organised into four sections, each written by a specialist in the fields of African American, Asian American, Chicano/a and native American literature. Writers are discussed in their cultural/political contexts and literary traditions (rather than as exceptions or as individuals, or on a generic basis). The book highlights common themes in ethnic writing as well as specificities, and has extensive suggestions for further reading as well as a critical introduction regarding the concept of 'ethnic writing'. No competing titles - there are no textbooks, no beginners' books nor any systematised combination of ethnic fictions such as this - only edited collections on each area. Zusammenfassung This text is designed to introduce students not only to ethnic American writers! but also to the cultural contexts and literary traditions in which their work is situated! with sections on African American! Asian American! Chicano/a and native American literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionNative American Fiction1. Overview and antecedents2. Native American fiction and recent theory3. Three case studies4. Investigating further5. Short annotated bibliographyAfrican American Fiction6. Overview and antecedents7. African American fiction and recent theory8. Three case studies9. Investigating further10.Short annotated bibliographyAsian American fiction11. Overview and antecedents12. Asian American fiction and recent theory13. Three case studies14. Investigating further15. Short annotated bibliographyChicano/a fiction16. Overview and antecedents17. Chicano/a fiction and recent theory18. Three case studies19. Investigating further20. Short annotated bibliography...
