| Abstract: | Contemporary Chicano/a writers are in the process of creating an artistic and cultural aesthetic which resists racism and avoids homogeneous stigmatization by the traditional Euro-American cultural paradigm. This Borderlands literature confronts Western binary thinking and re-valorizes the history and mythology of indigenous cultures in the Americas. At the same time, Borderlands writers question those Chicano literary works which "essentialize" cultural experience and do not recognize the multiplicity of postmodern society. By recognizing the similarities with other artistic and cultural movements in the Americas, Borderlands writers embrace a pan-American approach to cultural studies. The subjective and inclusive nature of Borderlands theory enables these writers to express themselves freely and be understood as an integral part of the contemporary pan-American experience. |
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