
Border Renaissance
The Texas Centennial and the Emergence of Mexican American Literature
John Moran Gonzalez(Author)
University of Texas Press
Published on 1. November 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
275 pages
978-0-292-72579-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Texas Centennial of 1936, commemorated by statewide celebrations of independence from Mexico, proved to be a powerful catalyst for the formation of a distinctly Mexican American identity. Confronted by a media frenzy that vilified "Meskins" as the antithesis of Texan liberty, Mexican Americans created literary responses that critiqued these racialized representations while forging a new bilingual, bicultural community within the United States. The development of a modern Tejana identity, controversies surrounding bicultural nationalism, and other conflictual aspects of the transformation from mexicano to Mexican American are explored in this study. Capturing this fascinating aesthetic and political rebirth, Border Renaissance presents innovative readings of important novels by MarIa Elena Zamora O'Shea, AmErico Paredes, and Jovita GonzAlez. In addition, the previously overlooked literary texts by members of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) are given their first detailed consideration in this compelling work of intellectual and literary history.
Drawing on extensive archival research in the English and Spanish languages, John MorAn GonzAlez revisits the 1930s as a crucial decade for the vibrant Mexican American reclamation of Texas history. Border Renaissance pays tribute to this vital turning point in the Mexican American struggle for civil rights.
Drawing on extensive archival research in the English and Spanish languages, John MorAn GonzAlez revisits the 1930s as a crucial decade for the vibrant Mexican American reclamation of Texas history. Border Renaissance pays tribute to this vital turning point in the Mexican American struggle for civil rights.
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"A richly textured and well crafted work that will stand as one of the best in the field of Mexican American literature." John-Michael Rivera, University of Colorado at BoulderMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Austin, TX
United States
Target group
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
452 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-292-72579-9 (9780292725799)
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The Texas Centennial and the Emergence of Mexican American Literature
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John MorAn GonzAlez is J. Frank Dobie Regents Professor of American and English Literature at the University of Texas at Austin.
Content
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: Renaissance in the Borderlands
Chapter 1: "Texanizing Texans": Texas Centennial Discourses of Racial Pedagogy
Chapter 2: "This Is Our Grand Lone Star State": Reclaiming Texas History in Elena Zamora O'Shea's El Mesquite
Chapter 3: Forging Bicultural U.S. Citizenship: LULAC and the Making of Mexican American Aesthetics
Chapter 4: A Mexico-Texan Interlude: AmErico Paredes, Border Modernity, and the Demise of Patriarchal Anticolonialism
Chapter 5: Mujeres Fronterizas: Writing Tejana Agency into the Texas Centennial Era
Epilogue: From Centennial to Sesquicentennial
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Introduction: Renaissance in the Borderlands
Chapter 1: "Texanizing Texans": Texas Centennial Discourses of Racial Pedagogy
Chapter 2: "This Is Our Grand Lone Star State": Reclaiming Texas History in Elena Zamora O'Shea's El Mesquite
Chapter 3: Forging Bicultural U.S. Citizenship: LULAC and the Making of Mexican American Aesthetics
Chapter 4: A Mexico-Texan Interlude: AmErico Paredes, Border Modernity, and the Demise of Patriarchal Anticolonialism
Chapter 5: Mujeres Fronterizas: Writing Tejana Agency into the Texas Centennial Era
Epilogue: From Centennial to Sesquicentennial
Notes
Works Cited
Index