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Exploring Gloria Anzaldúa’S Methodology In Borderlands/La Frontera—The New Mestiza, Jorge Capetillo-Ponce
Exploring Gloria Anzaldúa’S Methodology In Borderlands/La Frontera—The New Mestiza, Jorge Capetillo-Ponce
Jorge Capetillo-Ponce
Gloria Anzaldúa's Borderlands/La Frontera--The New Mestiza does not fit into the usual critical categories simply because she follows inclination of interest, as opposed to working at achieving systematization. Not only does she shift continually from analysis to meditation, and refuse to recognize disciplinary barriers, but she speaks poetically even when dealing with cultural, political, and social issues. Indeed her method, like Simmel's, is more akin to "style" in art than it is to "analysis" or "inquiry" in the social sciences. A critic proclaims her/his own incompetence, however, if the mere fact that a text has a certain interdisciplinary quality scares …
The Paraguay Reader, Robert Andrew Nickson, Peter Lambert
The Paraguay Reader, Robert Andrew Nickson, Peter Lambert
Robert Andrew Nickson
Paraguay has long been seen as one of the forgotten corners of the globe, a place that slips beneath the radar of most diplomats, academics, journalists, and tourists in Latin America. Paraguay is a country defined not so much by association as by isolation. The renowned Paraguayan writer Augusto Roa Bastos famously remarked that Paraguay’s landlocked isolation made it like an island surrounded by land. Yet Paraguay is developing and globalizing fast. It is a major exporter of electricity, soy, and beef; its economy grew by 14 percent in 2010, the second fastest in the world; and it has one …
Apontamentos Sobre Alguns Dos Novos Negócios De Música, George Yudice
Apontamentos Sobre Alguns Dos Novos Negócios De Música, George Yudice
George Yúdice
No abstract provided.
The Isleño Décima: Media And Memory In Spanish-Speaking South Louisiana, Jeanne Gillespie
The Isleño Décima: Media And Memory In Spanish-Speaking South Louisiana, Jeanne Gillespie
JEANNE GILLESPIE
From the early fifteenth century to the end of the eighteenth century, the Spanish colonial process involved the settling of vast tracks of land. From their first colonial experiment in the Canary Islands in 1402, the Spanish administration learned that it was sometimes more effective to import assimilated settlers from already established colonial possessions than to attempt massive conversion and cultural assimilation. To shore up the vast spaces of the northern Gulf Coast, particularly "West Florida" and eastern Texas, the Spanish governors sent for colonists including groups of Canary Islanders who settled outposts along the Red River, as well as …
The Central American Caribbean: Rethinking Regional And National Imaginaries, George Yudice
The Central American Caribbean: Rethinking Regional And National Imaginaries, George Yudice
George Yúdice
No abstract provided.
Museu Molecular E Desenvolvimento Cultural, George Yudice
Museu Molecular E Desenvolvimento Cultural, George Yudice
George Yúdice
No abstract provided.
Economia Da Cultura No Marco Da Proteção E Promoção Da Diversidade Cultura, George Yudice
Economia Da Cultura No Marco Da Proteção E Promoção Da Diversidade Cultura, George Yudice
George Yúdice
No abstract provided.