Altermundos
Author | : Cathryn Josefina Merla-Watson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-10 | : 0895511630 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780895511638 |
Rating | : 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Speculative fiction--encompassing both science fiction and fantasy--has emerged as a dynamic field within Chicana/o and Latina/o studies, producing new critical vocabularies and approaches to topics that include colonialism and modernity, immigration and globalization, race and gender. As the first collection engaging Chicana/o and Latina/o speculative cultural production, Altermundos: Latin@ Speculative Literature, Film, and Popular Culture provides a comprehensive alternative to the view of speculative fiction as a largely white, male, Eurocentric, and heteronormative genre. It features original essays from more than twenty-five scholars as well as interviews, manifestos, short fiction, and new works from Chicana/o and Latina/o artists.