Critical terms in Caribbean and Latin American thought : historical and institutional trajectories /

"This volume is a collection of critical essays on twelve keywords central in Latin American and Caribbean Studies: indigenismo, Americanism, colonialism, criollismo, race, transculturation, modernity, nation, gender, sexuality, testimonio, and popular culture. Each one of these keywords is con...

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Other Authors:	Martínez-San Miguel, Yolanda (Editor), Sifuentes-Jáuregui, Ben (Editor), Belausteguigoitia, Marisa (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Series:	New directions in Latino American cultures.
Subjects:	Latin American literature > History and criticism. Caribbean literature > History and criticism. Literature and history > Latin America. Literature and history > Caribbean Area. Literature and society > Latin America. Literature and society > Caribbean Area. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Spanish. LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American. LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies. Caribbean literature. Latin American literature. Literature and history. Literature and society. Caribbean Area. Latin America. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

The "Latin America keywords project": a critical disciplinary genealogy / Yolanda Martinez-San Miguel, Ben. Sifuentes-Jauregui, and Marisa Belausteguigoitia
1 Indigenismo
I. From Indigenismo to Zapatismo: scenarios of construction of the indigenous subject / Marisa Belausteguigoitia
II. Indigenismo as nationalism: from the liberal to the revolutionary era / Maria Josefina Saldana-Portillo
2 Americanismo
I. Americanism/o : intercultural border zones in postsocial times / Juan Poblete
II. Americanism/o and the internalization of US imperialism: a response to Juan Poblete / John Carlos Rowe
3 Colonialism
I. Colonialism, neocolonial, internal colonialism, the postcolonial, coloniality, and decoloniality / Nelson Maldonado-Torres
II. Mapping colonial resistance: colonialism, anti-"Indianism," and contested nationalisms in the Americas / Leece M. Lee-Oliver
4 Criollismo/Creolization
I. Criollismo, creole, and creolite / Jose Antonio Mazzotti
Creole, criollismo, creolite / H. Adlai Murdoch
5 Mestizaje
I. Race and the constitutive inequality of the modern/colonial condition / Jose F. Buscaglia-Salgado
II. The Asian presence in mestizo nations: a response / Kathleen Lopez
6 Transculturation
I. Transculturation, syncretism, hybridity / Jossianna Arroyo
II. The presistence of racism in critical imaginaries of Latin America / Laura Catelli
7 Modernidad
I. Modernity and modernization: the geopolitical relocation of Latin America / Graciela Montaldo
II. Beyond modernity / Alejandra Laera
8 Nation
I. The Latin American nation and its cultural inscriptions: archives of promise or lament? / Roman de la Campa
II. Multiplicity and its discontents: a response to Roman de la Campa / Hector Hoyos
9 Gender
I. Gender/genero in Latin America / Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes
II. Gender travels south: a response to Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes / Montserrat Sagot R.
10 Sexuality
I. Queer/sexualities / Licia Fiol-Matta
II. Queer articulations / Carlos Figari
11 Testimonio
I. Testimonio: the witness, the truth, and the inaudible / Ana Forcinito
II. Enunciating alleged truths: a response to Ana Forcinito / Arturo Arias
12 Popular culture
I. "Lo popular"/popular culture: performing the borders of power and resistance / Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado
II. Globalized digital popular cultures: a response in Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado / Susan Antebi.