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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Acosta, Abraham (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politics and literature.
Literature and society.
Literacy > Social aspects.
Latin American literature.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
Litterature et societe > Amerique latine.
Politique et litterature > Amerique latine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Litterature latino-americaine > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Literature and society > Latin America.
Politics and literature > Latin America > History > 20th century.
Literacy > Social aspects > Latin America.
Latin American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Latin America.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 be subsumed within prevailing modes of reading, such as the opposition between writing and orality, that have frequently been deployed to distinguish between modern and archaic peoples and societies. The book is organized as a series of literary and cultural analyses of internationally recognized postcolonial narratives.
Physical Description:1 online resource (292 pages).
ISBN:9780823257133

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