Next of Kin - The Family in Chicano/a Cultural Politics

Informationen zum Autor Richard T. Rodríguez is Associate Professor of English and Latina/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Klappentext A feminist analysis of the Chicano family that sees it as a site of political struggle with patriarchal masculinity! nationalism! and homophobia. Zusammenfassung As both an idea and an institution! the family has been at the heart of Chicano/a cultural politics since the Mexican American civil rights movement emerged in the late 1960s. This book explores the competing notions of la familia found in movement-inspired literature! film! video! music! painting! and other forms of cultural expression. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Series v Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Staking Family Claims 1 Reappraising the Archive 19 Shooting the Patriarch 55 The Verse of the Godfather 95 Carnal Knowledge 135 Afterword: Making Queer Familia 167 Notes 177 Bibliography 211 Discography 235 Filmography 237 Index 239

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Richard Rodriguez, Richard Rodriguez, Richard T. Rodriguez, Richard T Rodríguez, Richard T. Rodríguez
• Collaboration: Walter D. Mignolo (Editeur), Walter D. Mignolo (Editeur)
• Edition: Duke University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 16.06.2009
• EAN: 9780822345251
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-4525-1
• Pages: 272
• Thèmes: Latin America Otherwise; Latin America Otherwise: Langu; Latin America Otherwise
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Ethnic Issues