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  • Amalia

    by José Mármol, Helen Lane ...
    Series series Library of Latin America
    Amalia is one of the most popular Latin American novels and, until recently, was required reading in Argentina's schools. It was written to protest the dictatorship of Juan Manuel de Rosas and to provide a picture of the political events during his regime, but the book's popularity stemmed from the love story that fuels the plot. Originally published in 1851 in serial form, Marmol's novel recounts ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • The Places of History

    Regionalism Revisited in Latin America

    Edited by Doris Sommer ...
    Responding to the pressures of current theoretical trends toward models of cultural globalization, the essays collected here bring a historical focus to literary studies. They suggest that only by exploring the particularities of regional historical cultures can the multiple meanings of American identities be understood.Representing a broad range of contemporary criticism, this volume features ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Amalia

    by José Mármol, Helen Lane ...
    Series series Library of Latin America
    Amalia is one of the most popular Latin American novels and, until recently, was required reading in Argentina's schools. It was written to protest the dictatorship of Juan Manuel de Rosas and to provide a picture of the political events during his regime, but the book's popularity stemmed from the love story that fuels the plot. Originally published in 1851 in serial form, Marmol's novel recounts ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Cultural Agency in the Americas

    by Jesus Martin Barbero, Diana Taylor, Néstor Garcia Canclini ...
    “Cultural agency” refers to a range of creative activities that contribute to society, including pedagogy, research, activism, and the arts. Focusing on the connections between creativity and social change in the Americas, this collection encourages scholars to become cultural agents by reflecting on exemplary cases and thereby making them available as inspirations for more constructive theory and ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Bilingual Aesthetics

    A New Sentimental Education

    by Doris Sommer, Dilip Parameshwar Gaonkar, Jane Kramer, Benjamin Lee, Michael Warner ...
    Series series Public planet books
    Knowing a second language entails some unease; it requires a willingness to make mistakes and work through misunderstandings. The renowned literary scholar Doris Sommer argues that feeling funny is good for you, and for society. In Bilingual Aesthetics Sommer invites readers to make mischief with meaning, to play games with language, and to allow errors to stimulate new ways of thinking. Today’s ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Nationalisms & Sexualities

    Edited by Andrew Parker, Mary Russo, Doris Sommer, Patricia Yaeger ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Originally published in 1992, Nationalisms and Sexualities addresses questions of how notions of identity are shaped by discussions of nationalism and sexuality. The book looks at a variety of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives, on a wide range of geographical regions and historical moments. The volume departs from social scientific paradigms that treat nation and sexuality as discrete and ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • The Work of Art in the World

    Civic Agency and Public Humanities

    by Doris Sommer ...
    Celebrating art and interpretation that take on social challenges, Doris Sommer steers the humanities back to engagement with the world. The reformist projects that focus her attention develop momentum and meaning as they circulate through society to inspire faith in the possible. Among the cases that she covers are top-down initiatives of political leaders, such as those launched by Antanas ... Read more

    $19.49 USD