Junot Díaz and the Decolonial Imagination:

The first sustained critical examination of the work of Dominican-American writer Junot Díaz, this interdisciplinary collection considers how Díaz's writing illuminates the world of Latino cultural expression and trans-American and diasporic literary history. Interested in conceptualizing Díaz&...

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Other Authors: Arlene, Dávila (Contributor), Claudia, Milian (Contributor), Deborah R., Vargas (Contributor), Glenda R., Carpio (Contributor), Hanna, Monica (Editor), Harford Vargas, Jennifer (Editor), Jennifer Harford, Vargas (Contributor), José David, Saldívar (Contributor), Julie Avril, Minich (Contributor), Junot, Díaz (Contributor), Lyn Di, Iorio (Contributor), Monica, Hanna (Contributor), Paula M. L., Moya (Contributor), Ramón, Saldívar (Contributor), Saldívar, José David (Editor), Sarah, Quesada (Contributor), Silvio, Torres-Saillant (Contributor), Ylce, Irizarry (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham Duke University Press [2015]
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Summary:The first sustained critical examination of the work of Dominican-American writer Junot Díaz, this interdisciplinary collection considers how Díaz's writing illuminates the world of Latino cultural expression and trans-American and diasporic literary history. Interested in conceptualizing Díaz's decolonial imagination and his radically re-envisioned world, the contributors show how his aesthetic and activist practice reflect a significant shift in American letters toward a hemispheric and planetary culture. They examine the intersections of race, Afro-Latinidad, gender, sexuality, disability, poverty, and power in Díaz's work. Essays in the volume explore issues of narration, language, and humor in The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, the racialized constructions of gender and sexuality in Drown and This Is How You Lose Her, and the role of the zombie in the short story "Monstro." Collectively, they situate Díaz's writing in relation to American and Latin American literary practices and reveal the author's activist investments. The volume concludes with Paula Moya's interview with Díaz.Contributors: Glenda R. Carpio, Arlene Dávila, Lyn Di Iorio, Junot Díaz, Monica Hanna, Jennifer Harford Vargas, Ylce Irizarry, Claudia Milian, Julie Avril Minich, Paula M. L. Moya, Sarah Quesada, José David Saldívar, Ramón Saldívar, Silvio Torres-Saillant, Deborah R. Vargas
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Nov 2020)
Physical Description:1 online resource (448 pages) 2 illustrations
ISBN:9780822374763
DOI:10.1515/9780822374763

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