The Latino Condition: A Critical Reader - Softcover

 
9780814718957: The Latino Condition: A Critical Reader
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0814718957 ISBN 13: 9780814718957
Verlag: New York University Press, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Addresses the historical origins of Spanish-speaking people in the United States, the rise of stereotypes, the growth of efforts at self-definition, and related matters.

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Críticas

"The authors of these essays explore the theme of Latino/a identity by presenting popular media images of Latino/as and by examining the issues of representation that these images raise...instructive and useful." - Choice "A valuable and highly informative discussion of the theoretical questions that underlie the production of popular culture in the twenty-first century." -Latin American Research Review

Reseña del editor

All too often, groups who do not effectively define themselves find that others assume the power to explain them. Until recently, this has certainly been the case with American Latinos/as, as evidenced by demeaning media stereotypes and the groups's near-invisibility in U.S. history texts. Indeed, as the demise of the Soviet empire shifted America's national anxieties to domestic irritants, images of Latinos/as changed for the worse. Immigration reform acts in 1965 and 1986 brought millions of new immigrants from Latin American countries. By the end of the 1980s, their presence had become vexing to many. English-only movements sprang up. Bilingual education came under attack. Movements to close the border gained momentum. Now, Latinos/as are speaking back. The Latino Condition brings together some of these new voices, and some of the pioneers, in law, sociology, history, politics, and literature. This pathbreaking volume addresses such questions as: Who exactly is a Latino/a? Who is Hispanic? Who is Chicano/a? How did Spanish-speaking people come to the United States? Should the United States try to control Latino/a immigration and is this even possible? How has "the silent minority" been stereotyped by popular culture? Why don't traditional civil rights remedies work for Latinos/as? Is assimilation possible, or even desirable, for all Latinos/as? What makes for conflict between Latinos/as and other racial groups? Are Latinos/as a race or an ethnicity? Should Latino/a children be taught in Spanish? What can border theory tell us about culture, language, and power?

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Verlag
New York University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1998
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0814718957
ISBN 13 
9780814718957
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
715
Herausgeber
Delgado Richard, Stefancic Jean
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