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Liberation Theology in Chicana/o Literature

Manifestations of Feminist and Gay Identities

By Alma Rosa Alvarez

Published April 10th 2012 by Routledge – 176 pages

Series: Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues

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Liberation Theology in Chicana/o Literature looks at the ways in which Chicana/o authors who have experienced cultural disconnection or marginalization because of their gender, gender politics and sexual orientation attempt to forge a connection back to Chicana/o culture through their use of liberation theology.

Contents

Acknowledgments. Introduction 1. The Problematics of Chican(o) Subjectivity 2. Liberation Theology: An Overview and its Transition into Chicano Contexts 3. Gloria Anzaldua’s Coatlicue State: A Postmodern Rupture into Liberation Theology 4. Ann Castillo’s Representation of the Seventeenth Century Mystical Nun Tradition: A Renarrativization of Catholic Feminist Agency in the Form of Liberation Theology Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Index

Name: Liberation Theology in Chicana/o Literature: Manifestations of Feminist and Gay Identities (Paperback)Routledge 
Description: By Alma Rosa Alvarez. Liberation Theology in Chicana/o Literature looks at the ways in which Chicana/o authors who have experienced cultural disconnection or marginalization because of their gender, gender politics and sexual orientation attempt to forge a connection back to...
Categories: Feminist Literature & Theory, Gay & Lesbian Literature, Women's Literature, Gender Studies - Soc Sci