| Conversations with Mexican American Writers: Languages and Literatures in the Borderlands Contributor(s): Mermann-Jozwiak, Elisabeth (Author), Sullivan, Nancy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604732156 ISBN-13: 9781604732153 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: Through a series of interviews with nine acclaimed authors, "Conversations with Mexican American Writers" explores the languages and literatures of the U.S.aMexico borderlands as a confluence of social, cultural, historical, and political forces. In their conversations, these authors discuss their linguistic choices within the context of language policies and language attitudes in the United States, as well as the East Coast publishing industryas mandates. The interviews reveal the cultural and geographical marginalization endured by Mexican American writers, whose voices are muted because they produce literature from the remotest parts of the country and about people on the social fringes. Out of these interviews emerges a portrait of the borderlands as a dynamic space of international exchange, one that is situated and can only be understood fully within a global context. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - Hispanic American - Literary Collections | American - General - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: 810.986 |
| LCCN: 2008036159 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 161 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Through a series of interviews with nine acclaimed authors, Conversations with Mexican American Writers explores the languages and literature of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands as a confluence of social, cultural, historical, and political forces. In their conversations, these authors discuss their linguistic choices within the context of language policies and language attitudes in the United States, as well as the East Coast publishing industry's mandates. The interviews reveal the cultural and geographical marginalization endured by Mexican American writers, whose voices are muted because they produce literature from the remotest parts of the country and about people on the social fringes. Out of these interviews emerges a portrait of the borderlands as a dynamic space of international exchange, one that is situated and can only be understood fully within a global context. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mermann-Jozwiak, Elisabeth: - Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak is a professor of English at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi. She is the author of Postmodern Vernaculars: Chicana Literature and Postmodern Rhetoric.Sullivan, Nancy: - Nancy Sullivan is a professor of English at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi. Her work has appeared in MELUS, System, and Intercultural Communication Studies, among other periodicals. |