The Resource Intersections of harm : narratives of Latina deviance and defiance, Laura Halperin
Intersections of harm : narratives of Latina deviance and defiance, Laura Halperin
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The item Intersections of harm : narratives of Latina deviance and defiance, Laura Halperin represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- "In this innovative new study, Laura Halperin examines literary representations of harm inflicted on Latinas' minds and bodies, and on the places Latinas inhabit, but she also explores how hope can be found amid so much harm. Analyzing contemporary memoirs and novels by Irene Vilar, Loida Maritza Perez, Ana Castillo, Cristina García, and Julia Alvarez, she argues that the individual harm experienced by Latinas needs to be understood in relation to the collective histories of aggression against their communities. Intersections of Harm is more than just a nuanced examination of the intersections among race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. It also explores the intersection between two representations of harm within Latina literature: as a symptom of individual deviance and as an act of communal defiance. Halperin proposes that, ironically, being labeled as a madwoman can be both a source of harm and a means for hope, as it fuels the Latina protagonists' ability to recognize, remember, and resist harm. In this analysis, Halperin broadens the parameters of literary studies of female madness, as she compels us to shift our understanding of where madness lies. She insists that the madness readily attributed to individual Latinas is entwined with the madness of institutional structures of oppression, and she maintains that psychological harm is bound together with physical and geopolitical harm. In her pan-Latina study, from the Caribbean to Mexico to the United States, Halperin shows how each writer's work emerges from a unique set of locales and histories, but she also traces a network of connections among them. Bringing together concepts from feminism, postcolonialism, illness studies, and ecocriticism, Intersections of Harm opens up exciting new avenues for Latina/o studies."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 238 pages)
- Contents
-
- Rape's shadow: seized freedoms in Irene Vilar's The ladies gallery and Impossible motherhood
- Violated bodies and assaulted landscapes in Loida Maritza Pérez's Geographies of home
- Madness's material consequences in Ana Castillo's So far from God
- Artistic aberrance and liminal geographies in Cristina García's Dreaming in Cuban
- Clamped mouths and muted cries: stifled expression in Julia Alvarez's How the García girls lost their accents
- Conclusion: hope in the interstices
- Isbn
- 9780813570389
- Label
- Intersections of harm : narratives of Latina deviance and defiance
- Title
- Intersections of harm
- Title remainder
- narratives of Latina deviance and defiance
- Statement of responsibility
- Laura Halperin
- Subject
-
- American literature -- Women authors
- American literature -- Women authors | History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Electronic books
- Hispanic American women in literature
- American literature -- Hispanic American authors
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | Hispanic American
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies | Hispanic American Studies
- Hispanic American women in literature
- American literature -- Hispanic American authors | History and criticism
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In this innovative new study, Laura Halperin examines literary representations of harm inflicted on Latinas' minds and bodies, and on the places Latinas inhabit, but she also explores how hope can be found amid so much harm. Analyzing contemporary memoirs and novels by Irene Vilar, Loida Maritza Perez, Ana Castillo, Cristina García, and Julia Alvarez, she argues that the individual harm experienced by Latinas needs to be understood in relation to the collective histories of aggression against their communities. Intersections of Harm is more than just a nuanced examination of the intersections among race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. It also explores the intersection between two representations of harm within Latina literature: as a symptom of individual deviance and as an act of communal defiance. Halperin proposes that, ironically, being labeled as a madwoman can be both a source of harm and a means for hope, as it fuels the Latina protagonists' ability to recognize, remember, and resist harm. In this analysis, Halperin broadens the parameters of literary studies of female madness, as she compels us to shift our understanding of where madness lies. She insists that the madness readily attributed to individual Latinas is entwined with the madness of institutional structures of oppression, and she maintains that psychological harm is bound together with physical and geopolitical harm. In her pan-Latina study, from the Caribbean to Mexico to the United States, Halperin shows how each writer's work emerges from a unique set of locales and histories, but she also traces a network of connections among them. Bringing together concepts from feminism, postcolonialism, illness studies, and ecocriticism, Intersections of Harm opens up exciting new avenues for Latina/o studies."--
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- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1974-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Halperin, Laura
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- American literatures initiative
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- American literature
- American literature
- Hispanic American women in literature
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- American literature
- American literature
- Hispanic American women in literature
- Label
- Intersections of harm : narratives of Latina deviance and defiance, Laura Halperin
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
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- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
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- txt
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- rdacontent
- Contents
- Rape's shadow: seized freedoms in Irene Vilar's The ladies gallery and Impossible motherhood -- Violated bodies and assaulted landscapes in Loida Maritza Pérez's Geographies of home -- Madness's material consequences in Ana Castillo's So far from God -- Artistic aberrance and liminal geographies in Cristina García's Dreaming in Cuban -- Clamped mouths and muted cries: stifled expression in Julia Alvarez's How the García girls lost their accents -- Conclusion: hope in the interstices
- Control code
- ocn917561210
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 238 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813570389
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt16ndrpr
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)917561210
- Label
- Intersections of harm : narratives of Latina deviance and defiance, Laura Halperin
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Rape's shadow: seized freedoms in Irene Vilar's The ladies gallery and Impossible motherhood -- Violated bodies and assaulted landscapes in Loida Maritza Pérez's Geographies of home -- Madness's material consequences in Ana Castillo's So far from God -- Artistic aberrance and liminal geographies in Cristina García's Dreaming in Cuban -- Clamped mouths and muted cries: stifled expression in Julia Alvarez's How the García girls lost their accents -- Conclusion: hope in the interstices
- Control code
- ocn917561210
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 238 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813570389
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt16ndrpr
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)917561210
Subject
- American literature -- Women authors
- American literature -- Women authors | History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Electronic books
- Hispanic American women in literature
- American literature -- Hispanic American authors
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | Hispanic American
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies | Hispanic American Studies
- Hispanic American women in literature
- American literature -- Hispanic American authors | History and criticism
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