Landscapes of Writing in Chicano Literature - by I Martín-Junquera (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Adding nuance to a global debate, esteemed scholars from Europe and North and Latin America portray the attempts in Chicano literature to provide answers to the environmental crisis. Diverse ecocritical perspectives add new meaning to the novels, short stories, drama, poetry, films, and documentaries analyzed in this timely and engaged collection.

Review Quotes

"Landscapes of Writing in Chicano Literature is a groundbreaking and innovative collection of essays focusing on landscape, space, and Chicano/a ecological literary expressions. The essays included in this volume are written by highly respected and well-known scholars as well as up-and-coming brilliant new voices from Europe, Latin America, and the United States. The articles are original, intelligently written in accessible language, and thought-provoking - bringing to light issues and concerns related to the environment. They make excellent use of sophisticated ecological critical theories as they pertain to Chicana and Chicano literary works." - María Herrera-Sobek, Associate Vice Chancellor and Professor of Chicana/o Studies at UCSB, USA and author of Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions

'A most timely contribution to the developing field of Chicano/a ecocriticism.' - Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez, Professor, University of California, Merced, USA

About the Author

Elena Avilés, University of New Mexico, USA Roberto Ayala, University of California, Irvine, USA Elyette Benjamin-Labarthe, Michel de Montaigne University, France Manuel Broncano Rodríguez, Texas A&M International University, USA Norma Cantú, The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Elisabetta Careri, English and Spanish teacher and translator María Jesús Castro Dopacio, independent scholar Berta Delgado Melgosa, independent scholar Sophia Emmanouilidou, Greek Ministry of Education, Greece Carmen Flys Junquera, University of Alcalá de Henares, Spain Yolanda Godsey, University of Houston, USA Jose Antonio Gurpegui Palacios, University of Alcalá de Henares, Spain María López Ponz, University of Salamanca, Spain Ellen McCracken, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Carmen Melchor Íñiguez, independent scholar Cecilia Montes-Alcalá, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Tey Diana Rebolledo; University of New Mexico, USA María Laura Spoturno, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Argentina