Encarnación : illness and body politics in Chicana feminist literature /

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'Encarnación' takes a new look at identity. Following the contemporary movement away from the fixed categories of identity politics toward a more fluid conception of the intersections between identities and communities, this book analyzes the ways in which literature and philosophy draw b...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bost, Suzanne (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
1900-1999
American literature > Mexican American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
Diseases in literature.
Human body in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Mexican American women in literature.
Mexican Americans > Race identity.
Feminism in literature.
Feminism and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
Medicine in literature.
Women > Health and hygiene.
Mexican Americans.
Diseases.
Feminism.
Group identity.
Mexican Americans > Ethnic identity.
Medicine in Literature
Women's Health
Mexican Americans
Disease
Feminism
Social Identification
Littérature américaine > Auteurs américains d'origine mexicaine > Histoire et critique.
Écrits de femmes américains > Histoire et critique.
Maladies dans la littérature.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Identité ethnique.
Féminisme dans la littérature.
Médecine dans la littérature.
Femmes > Santé et hygiène.
Américains d'origine mexicaine.
Maladies.
Féminisme.
Identité collective.
feminism.
group identity.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Women Authors.
Women > Health and hygiene
Medicine in literature
Group identity
Diseases
American literature > Mexican American authors
American literature > Women authors
Diseases in literature
Feminism and literature
Feminism in literature
Human body in literature
Identity (Psychology) in literature
Mexican American women in literature
Mexican Americans > Race identity
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Feeling Pre-columbian: Chicana Feminists' Imaginative Historiography
  • Pain: Gloria Anzaldúa's Challenge to "Women's Health"
  • Medicine: Cherríe Moraga's Boundary Violations
  • Movement: Ana Castillo's Shape-Shifting Identities
  • Conclusion: Rethinking Body Politics: Maya Gonzàlez and Diane Gamboa.

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