
The Chicano Movement
A Historical Exploration of Literature
Sara E. Martinez(Author)
Greenwood Press
Published on 23. January 2017
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-61069-707-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book furthers appreciation of key pieces in American literature from the Chicano Movement by placing them in the context of history, society, and culture.
Part of Greenwood's new Historical Exploration of Literature series, this book provides teachers with ready-reference works that align language arts and social studies standards for secondary classes on the topic of the Chicano Movement. It will serve to help students better understand key pieces in American literature from the Chicano Movement by putting them in the context of history, society, and culture through historical context essays, literary analysis, chronologies, documents, and suggestions for discussion and further research.
The book includes works such as Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya (1972), This Migrant Earth by Tomas Rivera (1970), The Revolt of the Cockroach People by Oscar Z. Acosta (1973), and The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (1984). The book also supplies additional information in the form of chronologies, historical context essays, and primary document excerpts that support understanding of the historical period, as well as materials such as activities, lesson plans, discussion questions, topics for further research, and suggested readings.
Part of Greenwood's new Historical Exploration of Literature series, this book provides teachers with ready-reference works that align language arts and social studies standards for secondary classes on the topic of the Chicano Movement. It will serve to help students better understand key pieces in American literature from the Chicano Movement by putting them in the context of history, society, and culture through historical context essays, literary analysis, chronologies, documents, and suggestions for discussion and further research.
The book includes works such as Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya (1972), This Migrant Earth by Tomas Rivera (1970), The Revolt of the Cockroach People by Oscar Z. Acosta (1973), and The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (1984). The book also supplies additional information in the form of chronologies, historical context essays, and primary document excerpts that support understanding of the historical period, as well as materials such as activities, lesson plans, discussion questions, topics for further research, and suggested readings.
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This reference is a wonderful resource for students and teachers curious about the birth and importance of the Chicano Movement. Recommended. * School Library Connection *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61069-707-1 (9781610697071)
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Sara E. Martinez, MLIS, manages the Nathan Hale branch of the Tulsa City-County Library's Hispanic Resource Center and was its founding coordinator.
Content
Series Foreword,
Preface,
Acknowledgments,
Chronology,
1 Bless Me, Ultima (1972),
Synopsis,
Historical Background: Bless Me, Ultima and the Nascent Chicano Consciousness,
About Rudolfo Anaya,
Why We Read Bless Me, Ultima,
Historical Explorations,
Documenting Bless Me, Ultima,
Aztlan: The Aztec Legacy,
From "Elegies on the Fall of the City" in Broken Spears, 1523,
From The Buried Mirror, 1992,
From El Plan Espiritual De Aztlan, 1969,
Ethnicity and Identity: La Raza,
From "The Cosmic Race," 1925,
From The Buried Mirror, 1992,
From I am Joaquin, 1967,
Land and Loss: The Travesty of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
From The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848,
From Platform of Las Gorras Blancas, 1890,
From Tijerina Speaks Out on Martin Luther King's Assassination, 1968,
From "In the Royal Village of the Holy Faith," Romance of the Little Village Girl, 1955,
Notes,
Suggested Readings,
2 ...Y No Se Lo Trago La Tierra/This Migrant Earth (1970),
Synopsis,
Historical Background: This Migrant Earth. The Movement and La Causa,
About Tomas Rivera,
Why We Read This Migrant Earth,
Historical Explorations,
Documenting This Migrant Earth,
Migrant Workers through the 1960s,
From The Grapes of Wrath, 1939,
From Far from Being Undesirables, 1928,
From "Organization Efforts of Mexican Agricultural Workers," Labor Clarion, 1934,
From "Organization Efforts of Mexican Agricultural Workers," 1938,
The Bracero Program,
From Roman Gaxiola Standard Work Contract, 1957,
From Our Badge of Infamy, 1959,
From Barrio Boy, 1971,
Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers,
From NUESTRO SOLIDO MOVIMIENTO/ Our Solid Movement, 1965,
From SNCC THE MOVEMENT BOYCOTT SUPPLEMENT, 1965,
From Las dos caras del patroncito/The Two Faces of the Patroncito, 1965,
From The Plan of Delano, 1966,
From The Union and the Strike, ca. 1965,
From Getting a Contract, 1966,
Notes,
Suggested Readings,
3 The Revolt of the Cockroach People (1973),
Synopsis,
Historical Background: The Revolt of the Cockroach People. Chicanos in Action in the Age of Aquarius,
About Oscar Z. Acosta, "The Trouble We'd All Been Waiting For,"
Why We Read The Revolt of the Cockroach People,
Historical Explorations,
Documenting The Revolt of the Cockroach People,
The Blow Outs,
From Mendez v. Westminster School District, 1946,
From Blowouts! 1968,
From Mexican-American School Walkout Focused on Problem, 1970,
Police Brutality,
From Mexican Americans and the Administration of Justice in the Southwest, 1970,
From Rosalio Munoz's Letter to the Editor, 1971,
From Chicano Leader Tells of Starting Violence to Justify Arrests, 1972,
The Chicano Moratorium & Mas Protestas,
From Walkout in Albuquerque, 1966,
From Mexican Americans Protest the Vietnam War, 1970,
From Catolicos por La Raza, 1970,
La Raza Unida Party,
From Colorado Platform. La Raza Unida Party, 1972,
From Texas Raza Unida Party. Political Action Program for the '70s, 1972,
From A Gringo Manual on How to Handle Mexicans, 1974,
Notes,
Suggested Readings,
4 The House on Mango Street (1984),
Synopsis,
Historical Background: The House on Mango Street. Chicanas: Women and the Chicano Movement,
About Sandra Cisneros, "Her Power Is Her Own,"
Why We Read The House on Mango Street,
Historical Explorations,
Documenting The House on Mango Street,
Fierce Women in Chicano History,
From Introduction to Malintzin Tenepal: A Preliminary Look into a New Perspective, 1977,
From Hombres Necios Que Acusais/A La Mujer Sin Razon, 1680,
From The Wounding of the India-Mestiza, 1987,
Chicanisma and the First Chicana National Conference,
From The Woman of La Raza, 1969,
From "La Nueva Chicana," 1971,
From Workshop Resolutions: First National Chicana Conference, 1971,
From A Chicana's Message, 1972,
From "Empieza la revolucion verdadera" [The Real Revolution Begins], 1971,
From El dia de la Chicana, 1987,
Notes,
Suggested Readings,
Bibliography,
Index,
Preface,
Acknowledgments,
Chronology,
1 Bless Me, Ultima (1972),
Synopsis,
Historical Background: Bless Me, Ultima and the Nascent Chicano Consciousness,
About Rudolfo Anaya,
Why We Read Bless Me, Ultima,
Historical Explorations,
Documenting Bless Me, Ultima,
Aztlan: The Aztec Legacy,
From "Elegies on the Fall of the City" in Broken Spears, 1523,
From The Buried Mirror, 1992,
From El Plan Espiritual De Aztlan, 1969,
Ethnicity and Identity: La Raza,
From "The Cosmic Race," 1925,
From The Buried Mirror, 1992,
From I am Joaquin, 1967,
Land and Loss: The Travesty of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
From The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848,
From Platform of Las Gorras Blancas, 1890,
From Tijerina Speaks Out on Martin Luther King's Assassination, 1968,
From "In the Royal Village of the Holy Faith," Romance of the Little Village Girl, 1955,
Notes,
Suggested Readings,
2 ...Y No Se Lo Trago La Tierra/This Migrant Earth (1970),
Synopsis,
Historical Background: This Migrant Earth. The Movement and La Causa,
About Tomas Rivera,
Why We Read This Migrant Earth,
Historical Explorations,
Documenting This Migrant Earth,
Migrant Workers through the 1960s,
From The Grapes of Wrath, 1939,
From Far from Being Undesirables, 1928,
From "Organization Efforts of Mexican Agricultural Workers," Labor Clarion, 1934,
From "Organization Efforts of Mexican Agricultural Workers," 1938,
The Bracero Program,
From Roman Gaxiola Standard Work Contract, 1957,
From Our Badge of Infamy, 1959,
From Barrio Boy, 1971,
Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers,
From NUESTRO SOLIDO MOVIMIENTO/ Our Solid Movement, 1965,
From SNCC THE MOVEMENT BOYCOTT SUPPLEMENT, 1965,
From Las dos caras del patroncito/The Two Faces of the Patroncito, 1965,
From The Plan of Delano, 1966,
From The Union and the Strike, ca. 1965,
From Getting a Contract, 1966,
Notes,
Suggested Readings,
3 The Revolt of the Cockroach People (1973),
Synopsis,
Historical Background: The Revolt of the Cockroach People. Chicanos in Action in the Age of Aquarius,
About Oscar Z. Acosta, "The Trouble We'd All Been Waiting For,"
Why We Read The Revolt of the Cockroach People,
Historical Explorations,
Documenting The Revolt of the Cockroach People,
The Blow Outs,
From Mendez v. Westminster School District, 1946,
From Blowouts! 1968,
From Mexican-American School Walkout Focused on Problem, 1970,
Police Brutality,
From Mexican Americans and the Administration of Justice in the Southwest, 1970,
From Rosalio Munoz's Letter to the Editor, 1971,
From Chicano Leader Tells of Starting Violence to Justify Arrests, 1972,
The Chicano Moratorium & Mas Protestas,
From Walkout in Albuquerque, 1966,
From Mexican Americans Protest the Vietnam War, 1970,
From Catolicos por La Raza, 1970,
La Raza Unida Party,
From Colorado Platform. La Raza Unida Party, 1972,
From Texas Raza Unida Party. Political Action Program for the '70s, 1972,
From A Gringo Manual on How to Handle Mexicans, 1974,
Notes,
Suggested Readings,
4 The House on Mango Street (1984),
Synopsis,
Historical Background: The House on Mango Street. Chicanas: Women and the Chicano Movement,
About Sandra Cisneros, "Her Power Is Her Own,"
Why We Read The House on Mango Street,
Historical Explorations,
Documenting The House on Mango Street,
Fierce Women in Chicano History,
From Introduction to Malintzin Tenepal: A Preliminary Look into a New Perspective, 1977,
From Hombres Necios Que Acusais/A La Mujer Sin Razon, 1680,
From The Wounding of the India-Mestiza, 1987,
Chicanisma and the First Chicana National Conference,
From The Woman of La Raza, 1969,
From "La Nueva Chicana," 1971,
From Workshop Resolutions: First National Chicana Conference, 1971,
From A Chicana's Message, 1972,
From "Empieza la revolucion verdadera" [The Real Revolution Begins], 1971,
From El dia de la Chicana, 1987,
Notes,
Suggested Readings,
Bibliography,
Index,