The Places of History: Regionalism Revisited in Latin America (Places of History Vol. 47 Book 2)

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 many short essays by the most well-known and respected Latin Americanists, each devoting attention to specific matters of history. The topics range from Incan architecture to Chicano and Nuyorican habitats; from turn of the century Argentine criminology to Caribbean homophobia; from the rhetorics of independence and dictatorship to Mexican ambivalence about opera and Brazil’s move beyond monarchy; and from the precarious survival of Spanish language in Latin America to its paradoxical legacy of enlightenment in the Philippines. Originally published as a special issue of Modern Language Quarterly (June 1996), this expanded edition includes a new introduction by Doris Sommer and a new essay by Vincente Rafael. Viewed together, these essays reveal a cultural richness that is sure to interest literary scholars and Latin Americanists alike. Contributors. Carlos J. Alonso, Antonio Benítez-Rojo, John Beverley, Debra A. Castillo, Arcadio Diaz-Quiñones, Juan Flores, Mary M. Gaylord, José Limón, Josefina Ludmer, Francine Masiello, Antonio Mazzotti, Walter D. Mignolo, Sylvia Molloy, Mary Louise Pratt, Vincente Rafael, Julio Ramos, Susana Rotker, Roberto Schwarz, Diana Taylor, Nancy Vogeley Places Of History: Regionalism Revisited In Latin America / Doris Sommer -- Corpus Delicti / Josefina Ludmer -- Overwriting Pinochet: Undoing The Culture Of Fear In Chile / Mary Louise Pratt -- Historical Meaning Of Cruelty In Machado De Assis / Roberto Schwarz -- Linguistic Maps, Literary Geographies, And Cultural Landscapes: Languages, Languaging, And (trans)nationalism / Walter D. Mignolo -- Lightning Bolt Yields To The Rainbow: Indigenous History And Colonial Semiosis In The Royal Commentaries Of El Inca Garcilaso De La Vega / José Antonio Mazzotti -- True History Of Early Modern Writing In Spanish: Some American Reflections / Mary M. Gaylord -- Burden Of Modernity / Carlos J. Alonso -- Salvador Brau: The Paradox Of The Autonomista Tradition / Arcadio Díaz-quiñones -- Nation And Mockery: The Oppositional Writings Of Simón Rodríguez / Susana Rotker -- Melodrama, Sex, And Nation In Latin America's Fin De Siglo / Francine Masiello -- Italian Opera In Early National Mexico / Nancy Vogeley -- Real Thing (our Rigoberta) / John Beverley -- Reading Loose Women Reading / Debra A. Castillo -- Damnable Iteration: The Traps Of Political Spectacle / Diana Taylor -- José Joaquín Fernández De Lizardi And The Emergence Of The Spanish American Novel As National Project / Antonio Benítez-rojo -- Translation And Revenge: Castilian And The Origins Of Nationalism In The Philippines / Vicente L. Rafael -- Mexicans, Foundational Fictions, And The United States: Caballero, A Late Border Romance / José E. Limón -- Repose Of Heroes / Julio Ramos -- His America, Our America: José Martí Reads Whitman / Sylvia Molloy -- Broken English Memories / Juan Flores. Edited By Doris Sommer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 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 many short essays by the most well-known and respected Latin Americanists, each devoting attention to specific matters of history. The topics range from Incan architecture to Chicano and Nuyorican habitats; from turn of the century Argentine criminology to Caribbean homophobia; from the rhetorics of independence and dictatorship to Mexican ambivalence about opera and Brazil’s move beyond monarchy; and from the precarious survival of Spanish language in Latin America to its paradoxical legacy of enlightenment in the Philippines. Originally published as a special issue of __Modern Language Quarterly__ (June 1996), this expanded edition includes a new introduction by Doris Sommer and a new essay by Vincente Rafael. Viewed together, these essays reveal a cultural richness that is sure to interest literary scholars and Latin Americanists alike.__Contributors.__ Carlos J. Alonso, Antonio Benítez-Rojo, John Beverley, Debra A. Castillo, Arcadio Diaz-Quiñones, Juan Flores, Mary M. Gaylord, José Limón, Josefina Ludmer, Francine Masiello, Antonio Mazzotti, Walter D. Mignolo, Sylvia Molloy, Mary Louise Pratt, Vincente Rafael, Julio Ramos, Susana Rotker, Roberto Schwarz, Diana Taylor, Nancy Vogeley Latin American literatures are being read in many ways, here in the United States and now at the end of the millennium.