Intersections of Harm: Narratives of Latina Deviance and Defiance 9780813570389
In this innovative new study, Laura Halperin examines literary representations of harm inflicted on Latinas’ minds and b
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English Pages 254 [253] Year 2015
Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Contextualizing Harm
1 / Rape’S Shadow: Seized Freedoms In Irene Vilar’S The Ladies’ Gallery And Impossible Motherhood
2 / Violated Bodies And Assaulting Landscapes In Loida Maritza Pérez’S Geographies Of Home
3 / Madness’S Material Consequences In Ana Castillo’S So Far From God
4 / Artistic Aberrance And Liminal Geographies In Cristina García’S Dreaming In Cuban
5 / Clamped Mouths And Muted Cries: Stifled Expression In Julia Alvarez’S How The García Girls Lost Their Accents
Conclusion: Hope In The Interstices
Notes
Works Cited
Index
About The Author
