Cities, Borders and Spaces in Intercultural American Literature and Film.

This title examines the spatial morphologies represented in a wide range of contemporary ethnic American literary and cinematic works.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Benito Sanchez, Jesús (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Routledge 2011.
Colección:Routledge transnational perspectives on American literature ; 14.
Temas:
1900 - 2099
American literature > Minority authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 21st century > History and criticism.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Cities and towns in literature.
Space in literature.
Place (Philosophy) in literature.
Borderlands in literature.
Cities and towns in motion pictures.
Space in motion pictures.
Place (Philosophy) in motion pictures.
Borderlands in motion pictures.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs issus des minorités > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Espace dans la littérature.
Lieu (Philosophie) dans la littérature.
Régions frontalières dans la littérature.
Villes au cinéma.
Espace au cinéma.
Régions frontalières au cinéma.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > Hispanic American.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature
American literature > Minority authors
Borderlands in literature
Borderlands in motion pictures
Cities and towns in literature
Cities and towns in motion pictures
Place (Philosophy) in literature
Place (Philosophy) in motion pictures
Space in literature
Space in motion pictures
Electronic resource.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : lingering on Times Square
  • Chiastic spaces: ports of entry, ports of exit
  • The migrational city in Chuck Palahniuk's "Slumming" : a story by lady baglady, and Helena Viramontes's "The Cariboo Cafe"
  • Unbound cities, concentric circles : Karen Tei Yamashita's Tropic of orange
  • Borderlands : middle spaces, hybrid bodies
  • The rhetoric of spatial cutting : borders, scars, open wounds
  • Terminal thinking : border narratives, airport narratives, and the logic of detention
  • Postscript conclusion : from The Great Wall to Babel.

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