Transnational Latina Narratives in the Twenty-first Century

Transnational Latina Narratives is the first critical study of its kind to examine twenty-first-century Latina narratives by female authors of diverse Latin American heritages based in the U.S. Heredia s comparative perspective on gender, race and migrations between Latin America and the U.S. demonstrates the changing national landscape that needs to accommodate an ever-growing Latino/a presence. This book draws on the work of Denise Chávez, Sandra Cisneros, Marta Moreno Vega, Angie Cruz, and Marie Arana, as well as a diverse blend of popular culture. Heredia s thought-provoking insights seek to empower the representation of women who are transnational ambassadors in modern trans-American literature.

Auteur
JUANITA HEREDIA is Associate Professor of Spanish at Northern Arizona University, USA.

Contenu
Introduction: Transnational Latina Narratives in the 21st Century Denise Chávez's Loving Pedro Infante (2001): The Formation of a Transnational Border Feminism Sandra Cisneros's Caramelo (2002): Translating Gender and Genealogy Across the U.S./Mexico Borderlands Marta Moreno Vega's When the Spirits Dance Mambo: Growing Up Nuyorican in El Barrio (2004): The Diasporic Making of an Afro-Latina Identity Angie Cruz's Let It Rain Coffee (2005): A Multiracial Response to Transnational Migrations Marie Arana's American Chica (2001): Circular Voyages in the U.S./Peruvian Archipelago Conclusion: Toward a Pan-Latina Global Alliance