Queer, Latinx, and Bilingual - Narrative Resources in the Negotiation of Identities

Zusatztext *SHORT-LISTED FORTHE BAAL BOOK PRIZE 2018 *'Queer! Latinx! and Bilingual provides a unique insight into the language practices used by speakers to construct! negotiate and display Latina/o and queer identities in interaction. By focusing on a group who have previously been excluded from sociolinguistic examinations of queerness - queer people of color - Cashman's book takes the fields of language and sexuality and sociolinguistics into an exciting new era of development where they are encouraged to critically examine their own hegemonic practices.' -Helen Sauntson! York St. John University Informationen zum Autor Holly R. Cashman is Chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures, Associate Professor of Spanish, and a core faculty member in Women's Studies at the University of New Hampshire. Her research focuses on Spanish in the U.S., bilingual language practices, and identities in interaction. She is a member of the advisory council of the International Gender and Language Association (IGALA). Zusammenfassung The book is an analysis of language and identity of LGBTQ Mexicans/Latinxs in Phoenix, Arizona (USA). It aims to queer the study of bilingualism and U.S. Spanish, introducing ‘jotería linguistics’, an adamantly intersectional approach to language and sexuality among the second largest Spanish-speaking population in the world – U.S. Latinxs. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction: Locating a Queer Latinx Phoenix. 2 Queering Bilingualism. 3 Representing Selves and Others in Coming Out Stories. 4 Resisting the Imperative: Stories About Non-Disclosure. 5 Susana, A Translatina Collage. 6 Doing Identity, Making Community. 7 Summary and Final Reflections

Product details

• Authors: Holly Cashman, Holly (University of New Hampshire Cashman, Cashman Holly
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2017
• EAN: 9780415739092
• ISBN: 978-0-415-73909-2
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; USA, Ethnic Studies, Discourse Analysis, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Sociolinguistics, United States of America, USA, Gay & Lesbian studies, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Hispanic & Latino Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General