The Routledge Companion to Latino/a Literature [Paperback]

Latino/a literature is one of the fastest developing fields in the discipline of literary studies. It represents an identity that is characterized by fluidity and diversity, often explored through divisions formed by language, race, gender, sexuality, and immigration.

The Routledge Companion to Latino/a Literaturepresents over forty essays by leading and emerging international scholars of Latino/a literature and analyses:

• Regional, cultural and sexual identities in Latino/a literature
• Worldviews and traditions of Latino/a cultural creation
• Latino/a literature in different international contexts
• The impact of differing literary forms of Latino/a literature
• The politics of canon formation in Latino/a literature.

This collection provides a map of the critical issues central to the discipline, as well as uncovering new perspectives and new directions for the development of the field. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the past, present and future of this literary culture.

Introduction  Part 1: Identities  1. Latinidad Marta Caminero-Santangelo  2. Mestizaje Rafael P?rez-Torres  3. Afro-Latino/a Literature and Identity William Luis  4. Urban Spaces Ra?l Homero Villa  5. Feminisms Patricia Marina Trujillo  6. Masculinities Jennifer Domino Rudolph7 . Queerness Sandra K. Soto  7. Illness Suzanne Bost  8. Chicana/o & Latina/o Literary Studies In Mexico Marisa Belausteguigoitia Rius and Mar?a del Socorro Guti?rrez Magallanes  9. lsÊ