Intersections of Harm

Narratives of Latina Deviance and Defiance

Author: Laura Halperin
ISBN: 9780813570365

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 P�rez, Ana Castillo, Cristina Garc�a, 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 intersections of deviance and defiance, individual and collective, and mind, body, and place. Halperin proposes that, ironically, the harmful ascriptions of Latina deviance are tied to the hopeful expressions of Latina defiance. While the Latina protagonists' defiance feeds into the labels of deviance imposed on the

Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publish Date: 2015

Subjects: Literary Criticism / American / Hispanic American, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies

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