Latino literature anthologies: In search of a Latino canon

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 486-506
Author(s):  
Karen Lorraine Cresci
Keyword(s):  
Latino Literature ◽  
Literature Anthologies

The Politics of US Latino Literature and American Realism

2019 ◽  
pp. 231-248
Author(s):  
Ramón J. Guerra
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Mexican Revolution ◽  
The United States ◽  
Spanish American ◽  
Spanish American War ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Latino Literature ◽  
The Common ◽  
Racial Ethnic

This chapter examines the development of Latino literature in the United States during the time when realism emerged as a dominant aesthetic representation. Beginning with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) and including the migrations resulting from the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Mexican Revolution (1910), Latinos in the United States began to realistically craft an identity served by a sense of displacement. Latinos living in the United States as a result of migration or exile were concerned with similar issues, including but not limited to their predominant status as working-class, loss of homeland and culture, social justice, and racial/ethnic profiling or discrimination. The literature produced during the latter part of the nineteenth century by some Latinos began to merge the influence of romantic style with a more socially conscious manner to reproduce the lives of ordinary men and women, draw out the specifics of their existence, characterize their dialects, and connect larger issues to the concerns of the common man, among other realist techniques.

Always in Translation

2019 ◽  
pp. 329-346
Author(s):  
Regina Galasso
Keyword(s):  
Code Switching ◽  
Latino Studies ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Junot Diaz ◽  
Latino Literature ◽  
Multilingual Writing

For outsiders, the languages of Latino literature are English, Spanish, and code-switching between the two languages. What is more, code-switching is considered a symptom of not knowing either language well. At the same time, Latinos themselves feel anxiety toward perceived deficiencies in both languages. This essay argues that Latino literature offers a complex use of language that can be appreciated through the lens of translation. This essay explores the forms of translation present in Latino literature suggesting that Spanish and English always exist in the presence and under the influence of each other. Discussions of Felipe Alfau, Junot Díaz, and Urayoán Noel highlight the centrality of translation issues in Latino writing ranging from creative output and expression to the making of subsequent versions of literary texts. Overall, considerations of translation in Latino studies can lead to a more complex understanding of the work of translators and multilingual writing in general.

What Is "Minor" in Latino Literature

MELUS ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 89-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Perez
Keyword(s):  
Latino Literature

scholarly journals Under Children's Eyes: Becoming Pious in Tayeb Salih and Pramoedya Ananta Toer Short Stories

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-46
Author(s):  
Novita Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
World Literature ◽  
Muslim Society ◽  
Child Characters ◽  
Tayeb Salih ◽  
Pramoedya Ananta Toer ◽  
Child Narrators ◽  
Literature Anthologies ◽  
Islamic Society

This research seeks to discuss how child characters navigate their interactions with the adults in two short stories set in the predominantly Islamic society of Sudan and Indonesia. It examines Tayeb Salih’s “A Handful of Dates” (1964) and Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s “Circumcision” (1950) by locating both texts in World Literature which is largely Western or Eurocentric. Both short stories belong to the genre of initiation fiction often included in world literature anthologies. This paper argues that both authors help contribute to not only the rethinking of World Literature concept and circulation thereof, but also balanced view of heterogonous, multicultural Muslim society. Using post-Genette focalization theory as conceptual framework, this study finds out that the child narrators play distinct roles as (1) the perceptual focalizer to reveal injustice and frivolity of the adults’ world; (2) the ideological focalizer to make meaning of children’s faith through their relationship with the grown-ups. [Penelitian ini bertujuan membahas bagaimana tokoh anak berinteraksi dengan orang-orang dewasa dalam dua cerita pendek dari negara berpenduduk mayoritas Islam, Sudan dan Indonesia. Karya Tayeb Shalih, "A Handful of Dates"[Segenggam Kurma] (1964) dan karya Pramoedya Ananta Toer "Sunat" (1950) dikaji dengan menempatkan kedua teks dalam Sastra Dunia yang cenderung berkiblat ke dunia Barat dan Eropa. Kedua cerita pendek  bergenre fiksi inisiasi ini sering diikutkan dalam antologi sastra dunia. Makalah ini menunjukkan bahwa kedua penulis memberikan kontribusi dalam penafsiran ulang konsep dan peredaran Sastra Dunia, serta pandangan yang lebih seimbang terhadap masyarakat Muslim yang heterogen dan multikultural. Menggunakan Teori Fokalisasi Pasca-Genette sebagai kerangka konseptual, studi ini menyimpulkan bahwa tokoh anak dalam kedua cerpen memainkan peran yang berbeda sebagai (1) focalizer (penyuara) perseptif yang mengungkapkan ketidakadilan dan kedegilan dunia orang dewasa; (2) penyuara ideologis yang memaknai keimanan anak lewat relasi dengan orang-orang dewasa.]

scholarly journals Compilación y análisis de la Literatura Kogi

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Zulma Martínez Preciado ◽  
Liliana Moreno Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Literary Production ◽  
Indigenous Literature ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Literature Anthologies ◽  
Myth Criticism

Resumen:El artículo, visibiliza el potencial simbólico de algunas formas compositivas Kogi, que se abren paso en el panorama de la literatura indígena colombiana. Para ello, se recopilaron textos teóricos, críticose investigativos; así como antologías de literatura kogi, y se hizo el análisis a partir de la mitocrítica. Las fases fundamentales del proyecto fueron: indagación acerca del estado del arte respecto a la literatura kogi; recopilación de producción literaria kogi y determinación de formas compositivas y funciones; y selección y análisis de una muestra representativa de la producción literaria kogi, en la que se tuvieron en cuenta algunos motivos arquetípicos recurrentes. Palabras clave: literatura indígena colombiana, kogis, literatura kogi, cultura kogi, mitocrítica, motivos arquetípicos.Resumo:O artigo faz visível o potencial simbólico de algumas formas compositivas Kogi que ganham espaço no panorama da literatura indígena colombiana. Para isso foram recopilados textos teóricos, críticos e investigativos, assim como antologias de literatura Kogi, e foi feita a análise partindo da microcrítica. As fases fundamentais do projeto foram: indagação sobre o estado da arte respeito à literaturaKogi, recopilação de produção literária Kogi e determinação de formas compositivas e funções; e seleção e análise de uma mostra representativa da produção literária Kogi, na qual foram tidos comconsideração alguns motivos arquetípicos. Palavras chave: literatura indígena colombiana, kogis, literatura kogi, cultura kogi, microcrítica, motivos arquetípicos.Abstract:The article, makes visible the symbolic potential of some Kogi compositional forms that make their way  into the landscape of the Colombian indigenous literature. To do this, we collected theoretical texts, critical and research as well as literature anthologies kogi, and the analysis was based on the myth criticism. The key stages of the project were: inquiry about the state of the art with respect to literature kogi; kogi literary collection and determination of compositional forms and functions; and selection and analysis ofa representative sample of kogi literary production, in wich took into account some recurring archetypal motifs. Key words: Colombian indigenous literature, kogis, kogi literature, kogi culture, myth criticism, archetypal motifs.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document