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Informationen zum Autor Antonia Darder is Associate Professor of Education at the Claremont Graduate School. Her other books include "Culture and Power in the Classroom! " 1991 and "Culture and Difference: Critical Perspectives on the Bicultural Experience in the U. S." 1995 both published by Bergin and Garvey. She was born in Puerto Rico.Rodolfo D. Torres is Professor of Political Science at the Graduate Centre for Public Policy at California State University - Long Beach. He was born in East Los Angeles. Darder and Torres have also co-edited "Latinos and Education! " 1997! Routledge. Klappentext Focusing on the culture, politics, and society of the distinctive Latino communities in the United States, THE LATINO READER combines the most interesting recent work from a broad spectrum of Latino scholars and social critics in a comparative perspective. The volume is organized around themes of culture and histories; cultural politics; gender, sexuality, and power; and labor and politics. Zusammenfassung Reflects the diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds of Latinos living throughout the United States. This book draws on the experiences of Puerto Ricans! Cubanos! Caribbeans! Central and South Americans in a comparative perspective. It is organized around four themes: culture! history! and society; politics; gender! sexuality! and power. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Latinos and Society: Culture! Politics! and Class: Antonia Darder (Claremont Graduate School in California) and Rodolfo D. Torres (California State University! Long Beach). Part I: Culture! History! and Society: A Conceptual Map: 1. Merging Borders: The Remapping of America: Edna Acosta-Belen and Carlos E. Santiago (Both State University of New York! Albany). 2. Encuentros y Encontronazos: Homeland in the Politics and Identity of the Cuban Diaspora: Maria de los Angeles Torres (DePaul University! Chicago). 3. Aztlan! Borinquen and Hispanic Nationalism in the United States: J. Jorge Klor de Alva (University of California! Berkeley). 4. Chicano History: Transcending Cultural Models: Gilbert Gonzalez and Raul Fernandez (University of California! Irvine). 5. Mapping the Spanish Language along a Multiethnic and Multilingual Border: Rosaura Sanchez (University of California! San Diego). Part II: Cultural Politics and Border Zones: Recasting Racialized Relations: 6. The Politics of Biculturalism: Culture and Difference in the Formation of Warriors from Gringostroika and the New Mestizas: Antonia Darder (Claremont Graduate School in California). 7. Beyond the Rainbow: Mapping the Discourse on the Puerto Ricans and "Race": Roberto P. Rodriguez-Morazzani (City University of New York). 8. Chicana Artists: Exploring Nepantla! El Lugar de la Frontera: Gloria Anzaldua. 9. The Shock of the New: Ruben Martinez. 10. Our Next Race Question: The Uneasiness between Blacks and Latinos: Jorge Klor de Alva! Earl Shorris! and Cornel West (Harvard University). Part III: Critical Discourses on Gender! Sexuality and Power: 11. Chicana Feminisms: Their Political Context and Contemporary Expressions: Denise A. Segura (University of California! Santa Barbara) and Beatriz M. Perquera (University of California! Davis). 12. Crazy Wisdom: Memories of a Cuban Queer: Lourdes Arguelles(Claremont Graduate School! California). 13. Teatro Viva!: Latino Performance and the Politics of AIDS in Los Angeles: David Roman (University of Southern California). 14. The Latin Phallus: Ilan Stavans (Amherst College). Part IV: Labor and Politics in a Global Economy: The Latino Metropoles: 15. Rank and File: Historical Perspectives on Latino/a Workers in the US: Zaragosa Vargas (University of California! Santa Barbara). 16. Latinos in a "Post-Industrial" Disorder: Politics in a Changing City: Victor Valle (California Polytechnic State University! San Luis Obispo) and Rodolfo D. Torres (California Stat...
