Historia: The Literary Making of Chicana & Chicano History (Rio Grande Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions, 7)

A discussion of the nature of ethnic identity in the Mexican American community. The author argues that literature has been particularly rich in exploring themes of power and domination, and takes a look at both historical and imaginative literatures and their role in forming ethnic identity. Libraries, Borderlands Scholars, And Those Interested In The Broad Issues Of Cultural Studies Will Want To Own Mendoza's Innovative Book, Which Instead Of Insisting On The Strict Separation Of The Two Genres Of History And Literature, Seeks Ways To Integrate Them Through The New Critical Analysis.--jacket. Literature As History, History As Literature, And Cultural Poetics -- Refashioning Resistance : Jovita Gonzalez, Historiography, And Chicana/o Literature -- Migration Literature As A Foundation For A National(ist) Literature -- Shifting Identities, Harsh Realities : Accommodation, Capitulation, And Subversion In The Mexican American Generation -- Identity, Memory, And Self-representation In El Movimiento -- Redefining Political And National Borders : The Construction Of Identity In The Post-movement, Postmodern Period -- On Paradigms, Movements, And Borders. Louis Gerard Mendoza. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [319]-329) And Index. "Libraries, Borderlands scholars, and those interested in the broad issues of cultural studies will want to own Mendoza's innovative book, which instead of insisting on the strict separation of the two genres of history and literature, seeks ways to integrate them through the new critical analysis."--BOOK JACKET. The author probes the contributions of literature in the great debate over Chicano identity, exploring the contributions of Mexican-America writers to this often hotly contested issue.