The Latino/a Canon and the Emergence of Post-Sixties Literature

Whalen for their comments. Our teaching also played an important role in the development of our ideas for this book; we therefore extend our thanks to the students, undergraduate and graduate, who have inspired us in class discussions. We greatly appreciate the generosity of all those who provided us with copyright permissions. Excerpts from "Puerto Rican Obituary" appear by courtesy of the estate of Pedro Pietri and its executrix, Margarita Deida Pietri. Miguel Piñero's "La Bodega Sold Dreams" appears with the permission of Arte Público Press. Miguel Luciano kindly granted us permission to use his work, "¿Cómo se dice boricua en inglés?," for our cover image. Our gratitude also goes to all our friends who believed in our ability to write this book and to the editors at Palgrave Macmillan who guided us through the publication process. Finally and most importantly, we credit our parents for instilling in us the importance of everyday acts of compassion, the joys derived from intellectual curiosity, and the fruitful work of diligence and detail. Our parents and our sisters continue to inspire us to be better scholars and better people. "In the first study of Latino/a literature to systematically examine the post-Sixties generation of writers, The Latino/a Canon and the Emergence of Post-Sixties Literature challenges the ways that Latino/a literary studies imagines the relationship of art, politics, and the market. Dalleo and Machado Saez engage with the major critics from the field to dispute the consensus view of Latino/a literature from the 1960s as politically committed and resistant to the market versus the literature of the 1990s as apolitical and assimilationist due to its commodification. This study argues that post-Sixties writers Pedro Pietri, Ernesto Quinonez, Abraham Rodriguez, Junot Diaz, Angie Cruz, Cristina Garcia, and Julia Alvarez have not abandoned politics, but are imagining creative strategies for revitalizing progressive thought through the market."--Jacket In the first study of Latino/a literature to systematically examine the post-Sixties generation of writers, The Latino/a Canon and the Emergence of Post-Sixties Literature challenges the ways that Latino/a literary studies imagines the relationship of art, politics and the market. Dalleo and Machado S̀ez engage with the major critics from the field to dispute the consensus view of Latino/a literature from the 1960s as politically committed and resistant to the market versus the literature of the 1990s as apolitical and assimilationist due to its commodification. This study argues that post-Sixties writers Pedro Pietri, Ernesto Quįonez, Abraham Rodriguez, Junot D̕az, Angie Cruz, Cristina Garcia and Julia Alvarez have not abandoned politics, but are imagining creative strategies for revitalizing progressive thought through the market Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. In this first study of Latino/a literature to systematically examine the post-Sixties generation of writers, The Latino/a Canon challenges the ways that Latino/a literary studies imagines the relationship between art, politics, and the market. Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-15 Periodizing Latino/a Literature through Pedro Pietri’s Nuyorican Cityscapes....Pages 17-43 Mercado Dreams....Pages 45-72 Movin’ On Up and Out....Pages 73-105 Latino/a Identity and Consumer Citizenship in Cristina Garcia’s Dreaming in Cuban....Pages 107-131 Writing in a Minor Key....Pages 133-157 Conclusion....Pages 159-175 Back Matter....Pages 177-205