E-raamat: Teaching Late-Twentieth-Century Mexicana and Chicana Writers

"Offers pedagogical techniques for teaching Mexicana and Chicana writers of the late twentieth century in undergraduate classes. Topics include precursors and influences, testimony and chronicle, borderlands culture, gender and identity, cross-cultural connections, and indigeneity. Includes syllabus suggestions and information on editions, reference works, biographies, film adaptations, and online resources"--

Mexicana and Chicana authors from the late 1970s to the turn of the century helped overturn the patriarchal literary culture and mores of their time. This landmark volume acquaints readers with the provocative, at times defiant, yet subtle discourses of this important generation of writers and explains the influences and historical contexts that shaped their work.

Until now, little criticism has been published about these important works. Addressing this oversight, Teaching Late-Twentieth-Century Mexicana and Chicana Writers starts with essays on Mexicana and Chicana authors. It then features essays on specific teaching strategies suitable for literature surveys and courses in cultural studies, Latino studies, interdisciplinary and comparative studies, humanities, and general education that aim to explore the intersectionalities represented in these works. Experienced teachers offer guidance on using these works to introduce students to border studies, transnational studies, sexuality studies, disability studies, contemporary Mexican history and Latino history in the United States, the history of social movements, and race and gender.