Overview
- Surveys a full scholarly and historical spectrum of South American descent authors in the U.S.
- Sheds light on some less well-known U.S. Latina/o writers
- Includes scholarly editorial introductions alongside the interviews
Part of the book series: Literatures of the Americas (LOA)
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This collection of interviews demonstrates that U.S. Latinas/os of South American background have contributed pioneering work to U.S. Latina/o literature and culture in the twenty-first century. In conversation with twelve significant authors of South American descent in the United States, Juanita Heredia reveals that, through their transnational experiences, they have developed multicultural identities throughout different regions and cities across the country. However, these authors' works also exemplify a return to their heritage in South America through memory and travel, often showing that they maintain strong cultural and literary ties across national borders. As such, they have created a new chapter in trans-American history by finding new ways of imagining South America from their formation and influences in the U.S.
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Reviews
“Mapping South American Latina/a Literature in the United States: Interviews with Contemporary Writers by Juanita Heredia is a welcome critical Intervention … . The volume is overall a much-needed contribution to the growing field of Latina/o literature in the United States. … Mapping will be valuable to scholars of Latina/o and Latin American contemporary literature, queer and gender studies, and multi-ethnic U.S. literature; and a companion to students reading works by these twelve authors in undergraduate or graduate courses.” (Manuela Borzone, Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature STTCL, Vol. 46 (1), 2022)
“This text may serve as a useful resource for educatorswishing to provide students with a contemporary context to the works studied in their courses, and would also be an enjoyable read for the general intellectual.” (Carolyn González, Latino Studies, Vol. 19, 2021)
“In this informative, engaging and pioneering book of interviews, a multigenerational group of contemporary US South American-Latino/a writers brilliantly describe some of the social, cultural, political and transnational nuances that define their personal stories of displacement, literary creativity, unique writing styles and trans-American imaginations. Juanita Heredia’s warm conversational style skilfully elicits fascinating explanations about how the writers' multilingual and bicultural lives shaped their personal and literary journeys into the historical and contemporary realities of their heritage societies, while simultaneously contributing to their commitment to social activism as members of US Latino/a communities – an affirmation of their multiple belongings. This is a "must-read" book for everyone interested in US Latina/o literature and in the transnational experiences of South American-Latina/os in the US today.” (Suzanne Oboler, John Jay College-City University of New York, USA)
“This text may serve as a useful resource for educatorswishing to provide students with a contemporary context to the works studied in their courses, and would also be an enjoyable read for the general intellectual.” (Carolyn González, Latino Studies, Vol. 19, 2021)
“In this informative, engaging and pioneering book of interviews, a multigenerational group of contemporary US South American-Latino/a writers brilliantly describe some of the social, cultural, political and transnational nuances that define their personal stories of displacement, literary creativity, unique writing styles and trans-American imaginations. Juanita Heredia’s warm conversational style skilfully elicits fascinating explanations about how the writers' multilingual and bicultural lives shaped their personal and literary journeys into the historical and contemporary realities of their heritage societies, while simultaneously contributing to their commitment to social activism as members of US Latino/a communities – an affirmation of their multiple belongings. This is a "must-read" book for everyone interested in US Latina/o literature and in the transnational experiences of South American-Latina/os in the US today.” (Suzanne Oboler, John Jay College-City University of New York, USA)
“An accessible but critically enlightening book on the current U.S. literary landscape. The general intellectual will find it both a pleasurable and an informative book to read.” (Dr. Hector Enrique Calderon Valle, University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Juanita Heredia is Professor of Spanish at Northern Arizona University, USA. She is the author of Transnational Latina Narratives in the Twenty-first Century: The Politics of Gender, Race and Migrations (2009) and co-editor of Latina Self-Portraits: Interviews with Contemporary Women Writers (2000). While she was a post-doctoral Fellow at UCLA she advanced work on her critical monograph, Transnational Latinas/os and the City: Negotiating Urban Experiences in Twenty-first Century Literature and Culture.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mapping South American Latina/o Literature in the United States
Book Subtitle: Interviews with Contemporary Writers
Authors: Juanita Heredia
Series Title: Literatures of the Americas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72392-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72391-4Published: 22 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10194-7Published: 04 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72392-1Published: 13 March 2018
Series ISSN: 2634-601X
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6028
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 238
Topics: Latin American/Caribbean Literature, Comparative Literature, Contemporary Literature