Altermundos (Paperback)

Cathryn Josefina Merla-Watson

ISBN 10: 0895511630 / ISBN 13: 9780895511638

Published by UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press, Los Angeles, CA, 2017

Paperback. Speculative fiction-encompassing both science fiction and fantasy-has emerged as a dynamic field within Chicana/o and Latina/o studies, producing new critical vocabularies and approaches to topics that include colonialism and modernity, immigration and globalization, race and gender. As the first collection engaging Chicana/o and Latina/o speculative cultural production, Altermundos: Latinat Speculative Literature, Film, and Popular Culture provides a comprehensive alternative to the view of speculative fiction as a largely white, male, Eurocentric, and heteronormative genre. It features original essays from more than twenty-five scholars as well as interviews, manifestos, short fiction, and new works from Chicana/o and Latina/o artists. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780895511638

Synopsis:

Winner of the 2018 American Book Award, sponsored by the Before Columbus Foundation 1st Place, Best Cover Illustration, 2017 International Latino Book Awards Speculative fiction—encompassing both science fiction and fantasy—has emerged as a dynamic field within Chicana/o and Latina/o studies, producing new critical vocabularies and approaches to topics that include colonialism and modernity, immigration and globalization, race and gender. As the first collection engaging Chicana/o and Latina/o speculative cultural production, Altermundos: Latin@ Speculative Literature, Film, and Popular Culture provides a comprehensive alternative to the view of speculative fiction as a largely white, male, Eurocentric, and heteronormative genre. It features original essays from more than twenty-five scholars as well as interviews, manifestos, short fiction, and new works from Chicana/o and Latina/o artists.

About the Author:

Cathryn Josefina Merla-Watson is assistant professor in the Mexican American studies program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. B. V. Olguín is professor of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is the author of La Pinta: Chicana/o Prisoner Literature, Culture, and Politics and coeditor Latina/os and WWII: Mobility, Agency, and Ideology.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Altermundos (Paperback)
Publisher: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press, Los Angeles, CA
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new