Hispanic Studies

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Transatlantic Bondage

A deeply researched, pathbreaking collection of original and newly translated essays on slavery in Spain, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.

This Side of Philosophy

Assesses a distinct style of thinking in twentieth-century Spanish writing, one in which literature plays a central role in reaching behind philosophy to essential sources of life and meaning.

Barcelona, City of Comics

Explores the close relationship between comics and urbanism in one of Europe's most notable global cities.

Unsettling Colonialism

An interdisciplinary analysis of gender, race, empire, and colonialism in fin-de-siècle Spanish literature and culture across the global Hispanic world.

Major Concepts in Spanish Feminist Theory

First book in English to offer a thorough introduction to key concepts and figures in Spanish feminist thought.

On Self-Translation

A fascinating collection of essays and conversations on the changing nature of language.

The Afterlife of al-Andalus

The first study to undertake a wide-ranging comparison of invocations of al-Andalus across the the Arab and Hispanic worlds.

Malady and Genius

Analyzes the theme of self-sacrifice in Puerto Rican literature through psychoanalytic theory.

Radical Poetry

Engages in a critical reanalysis of historical Ibero-American experimental poetry in order to demonstrate how the contemporary digital vanguard owes much to this tradition.

In-Between

Draws from Latina feminism, existential phenomenology, and race theory to explore the concept of selfhood.

Minima Cuba

Explores the ideological and emotional trauma created after the withering of the socialist utopia in Cuba.

The Aesthetics of the Ephemeral

Analyzes theatrical texts and performances while providing political and historical mappings.

The Avowal of Difference

Discusses how theories of queer performativity, as articulated within the US Academy, are unable to capture the whole of Latino American queer subjectivity and experience.

Lens, Laboratory, Landscape

An interdisciplinary study of the rise of empirical observation in the Spanish arts and sciences as the principle vehicle for acquiring knowledge about the natural world.

Inhabiting La Patria

Examines the work of prolific Dominican American writer Julia Alvarez.

The Everyday Atlantic

Rethinks the concepts of nation, imperialism, and globalization by examining the everyday writing of the newspaper chronicle and blog in Spain and Latin America.

Life Streams

Incisive exploration of the work of Cuban-American artist Alberto Rey.

Changing Women, Changing Nation

Analyzes the literary representations of women in Salvadoran and US-Salvadoran narratives since 1980.

Latinos in Dixie

A look at the Latino experience in the American South using data from Richmond, Virginia.

Who Speaks for Hispanics?

Examines the policy stances of two major Hispanic interest groups.

Burning Darkness

Encourages a deep reading of a selection of essential Spanish films.

Latino Voices in New England

Compelling stories and striking photographs illustrate the challenges and highlights of Latino/a life in Portland, Maine.

Identity, Memory, and Diaspora

Offers a detailed picture of the lives of Cuban Americans through interviews with artists, writers, and philosophers.

Cuba

Internationally renowned scholars address the Cuban diaspora from multiple perspectives and locations.

Chicana/Latina Education in Everyday Life

This first-of-its-kind volume bridges Chicana/Latina feminist perspectives with education and offers innovative ideas on teaching and learning, and ways of knowing.