Key Terms in Latino/a Cultural and Literary Studies [Paperback]

Paul Allatson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1405102519 | ISBN-13: 978-1405102513 | Publication Date: February 13, 2007 | Edition: 1

Key Terms in Latino/a Cultural and Literary Studies is an indispensable reference source comprised of hundreds of key terms central to this important and developing field.

• A one-stop resource for students and teachers working in the rapidly developing fields of Latino/a cultural and literary studies

• Comprised of a glossary of hundreds of terms central to this important field - from "Americanization", "AIDS" and "Cultural Imperialism" to"Rap and Hip Hop" and "Zoot-Suit Riots"

• Represents and captures the interdisciplinary and international nature of Latino/a Studies

• An indispensable reference for anyone who needs a helpful guide to this dynamic and flourishing area of study.

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"Allatson's Key Terms will be useful for any Latino/a studies course, and could be used effectively as a pedagogical starting point for building a class glossary. However, it also provides a timely resource for Latino/cultural and literary studies by engaging current scholarly conversations while also inviting probing questions about what comes next for the field." (Latino Studies, October 2009)

"Allatson's Key Terms is un glosario indispensable, una contribución intelectual única! He has done for Latino Studies what Raymond Williams' Keywords did for Cultural Studies. Bravo!" Alberto Sandoval-Sanchez, Mount Holyoke College

"Allatson has prepared a masterful encyclopedic registry of several hundred key terms and concepts. In all cases, his definitions are precise and accurate and grounded in an extensive bibliography of major sources." David William Foster, Arizona State University

"This book provides a safe path through the minefields of contemporary US Latino/a cultural practices. It is admirably clear, evenhanded, and passionate, with praiseworthy attention given to the nuances of gender and sexual diversity." Debra Castillo, Cornell University

"Allatson offers an introduction that differs in content from material in the other works, since he considers the significance of Latino/a studies outside the US context... Concise, well-documented entries in a convenient one-volume work." Choice

Book Description

Key Terms in Latino/a Cultural and Literary Studies is a one-stop resource for students and teachers working in the rapidly developing fields of Latino/a cultural and literary studies. Comprised of a glossary of hundreds of terms central to this important field-from "Acculturation" and "Cultural Imperialism" to " Border Theory" and "Zoot-Suit Riots"-this book represents and captures the interdisciplinarity and internationalization of Latino/a Studies. This is an indispensable reference for anyone who needs a helpful guide to this dynamic and flourishing area of study.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (February 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405102519
• ISBN-13: 978-1405102513
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Paul Allatson is an academic and cultural critic based in Sydney, Australia, where he works in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in the University of Technology, Sydney. His current research interests emerge in the intersections of Latino/a cultural studies, US cultural studies, and Transamerican studies. Paul is also interested in postcolonial, transcultural, and queer theoretical traditions. Paul has published widely in the areas of Latino/a culture, transamerican cultural and literary studies, postcolonial theory, sexuality studies, and, film, media and popular culture studies. Paul is the author of "Latino Dreams: Transcultural Traffic and the U.S. National Imaginary" (Rodopi, 2002), and "Key Terms in Latino/a Cultural and Literary Studies" (Blackwell, 2007), and co-editor (with Jo McCormack) of "Exile Cultures, Misplaced Identities" (Rodopi, 2008). Paul is the founding editor of the multilingual "PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies." He is also on the international editorial advisory boards of the journals Latino Studies (Palgrave Macmillan) and Nebula (University of Western Sydney), and the "Writing in Latinidad: Autobiographical Voices of U.S. Latinos/as Series" (University of Wisconsin Press).

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful for Latino studies, December 11, 2009

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This review is from: Key Terms in Latino/a Cultural and Literary Studies (Paperback)

Highly recommended and very useful glossary of terms for Latino studies scholars and people with an interest in this area. There are some missing terms, but a brief book such as this one cannot make everyone happy.