Thresholds of Illiteracy : theory, Latin America, and the crisis of resistance /

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Acosta reevaluates Latin American theories and narratives of cultural resistance by advancing the concept of 'illiteracy' as a new critical approach to understanding scenes or moments of social antagonism. 'Illiteracy', he claims, can offer us a way of talking about what cannot b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Acosta, Abraham (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2014.
Colección:Just ideas.
Temas:
1900-1999
Latin American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Literacy > Social aspects > Latin America.
Politics and literature > Latin America > History > 20th century.
Literature and society > Latin America.
Littérature latino-américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Politique et littérature > Amérique latine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Littérature et société > Amérique latine.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Latin American literature.
Literacy > Social aspects.
Literature and society.
Politics and literature.
Latin America.
) Subalternity (Subaltern Studies).
Biopolitics.
Illiteracy.
Indigenismo.
Literacy.
Postcolonialism (Postcolonial Studies).
Testimonio.
US/Mexico Border.
Writing.
Zapatismo.
orality.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Thresholds of Illiteracy, or the Deadlock of Resistance in Latin America; 2. Other Perus: Colono Insurrection and the Limits of Indigenista Narrative; 3. Secrets Even to Herself: Testimonio, Illiteracy, and the Grammar of Restitution; 4. Silence, Subalternity, the EZLN, and the Egalitarian Contingency; 5. Hinging on Exclusion and Exception: Bare Life at the U.S.-Mexico Border; Afterword: Illiteracy, Ethnic Studies, and the Lessons of SB1070; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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