| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 225 pages) |
| Series |
Literatures of the Americas |
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Literatures of the Americas
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| Contents |
1. Negotiating Feminisms in la Familia -- 2. Las Abuelas and the Tricks of Surviving as a Woman in the Patriarchal Family -- 3. The Mothers: Negotiating Feminist Activism in/with the Family -- 4. Daughters Negotiating the Motherline: Rejection Versus Redefinition -- 5. Conclusion: Negotiating for Sobrevivencia |
| Summary |
Negotiating Feminisms examines intergenerational feminism in Chicanx family life. It analyses literary representations of the ways that Chicanas negotiate feminisms in the family across generations, through the maintenance, contestation, and adaptation of traditional gender roles. Using an original theoretical lens of negotiation to read the works of Ana Castillo and Sandra Cisneros, this book unpacks intergenerational resistance to patriarchal oppression. This book shows how the works of Cisneros and Castillo articulate a politics of negotiation that critiques the gendered ideologies and roles of the family. In doing so, the books discussion not only engages with literary representations but also connects these representations to the contextual experience of Chicanx family life. This book calls for a rethinking of women characters beyond limited, and limiting, familial roles and uses the framework of feminist negotiation as a means to explore the empowering possibilities of intergenerational female relationships |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 06, 2021) |
| Subject |
Castillo, Ana -- Criticism and interpretation
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Cisneros, Sandra -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Castillo, Ana fast |
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Cisneros, Sandra fast |
| Subject |
American literature -- Hispanic American authors -- History and criticism
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American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism
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American literature -- Hispanic American authors
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American literature -- Women authors
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
3030506371 |
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9783030506377 |
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