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Author : Carmen Tafolla
Release : 2008-05
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 364/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Holy Tortilla and a Pot of Beans by : Carmen Tafolla
Download or read book The Holy Tortilla and a Pot of Beans written by Carmen Tafolla. This book was released on 2008-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short stories set in the Southwest.
Author : Carmen Tafolla
Release : 2008
Genre : Hispanic Americans
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Holy Tortilla and a Pot of Beans by : Carmen Tafolla
Download or read book The Holy Tortilla and a Pot of Beans written by Carmen Tafolla. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short stories set in the Southwest.
Author : Stéphanie Durrans
Release : 2014-03-26
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 714/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Thy Truth Then Be Thy Dowry by : Stéphanie Durrans
Download or read book Thy Truth Then Be Thy Dowry written by Stéphanie Durrans. This book was released on 2014-03-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays provides new insights into the theme of inheritance in American women’s writing, ranging from Emily Dickinson’s appropriation of Shakespeare’s legacy to Meredith Sue Willis’s exploration of the tension between material inheritance and spiritual heritage in the Appalachian context. Using diverse critical and theoretical models, the twelve contributors examine women’s problematic relationship to inheritance in a variety of historical, geographical, and personal contexts, bringing to the fore a number of strategies of resistance and empowerment that have helped women cope with the burden or the lack of any inheritance through the centuries. Grouped into four sections, these essays successively investigate women’s attempts to grapple with the curse of personal or national inheritance, the troubled relationship with the father figure, the classic trope of the haunted, Gothic house, and the plight of more contemporary women writers who have been relegated to the dead zone of American literary inheritance. Of crucial importance for all of these writers is the tension between the home and the land, as well as a questioning of intertextuality as the starting-point for a reconfiguration of the self in its relationship with the past.
Author : Ellen Riojas Clark
Release : 2011
Genre : Cooking
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 815/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Tamales, Comadres and the Meaning of Civilization by : Ellen Riojas Clark
Download or read book Tamales, Comadres and the Meaning of Civilization written by Ellen Riojas Clark. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This culinary history unwraps the extensive culture surrounding the tamale, bringing together writers, artists, journalists, and Texas' regional leaders to honor this traditional Latin American dish. It is filled with family stories, recipes, and artwork, and also celebrates tamaladas--the large family gatherings where women prepare the tamales for the Christmas festivities. Humorous and colorful, this collection reveals the importance of community and good food.
Author : Charles M. Tatum
Release : 2013-11-26
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 995/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Latino Culture [3 volumes] by : Charles M. Tatum
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Latino Culture [3 volumes] written by Charles M. Tatum. This book was released on 2013-11-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-volume encyclopedia describes and explains the variety and commonalities in Latina/o culture, providing comprehensive coverage of a variety of Latina/o cultural forms—popular culture, folk culture, rites of passages, and many other forms of shared expression. In the last decade, the Latina/o population has established itself as the fastest growing ethnic group within the United States, and constitutes one of the largest minority groups in the nation. While the different Latina/o groups do have cultural commonalities, there are also many differences among them. This important work examines the historical, regional, and ethnic/racial diversity within specific traditions in rich detail, providing an accurate and comprehensive treatment of what constitutes "the Latino experience" in America. The entries in this three-volume set provide accessible, in-depth information on a wide range of topics, covering cultural traditions including food; art, film, music, and literature; secular and religious celebrations; and religious beliefs and practices. Readers will gain an appreciation for the historical, regional, and ethnic/racial diversity within specific Latina/o traditions. Accompanying sidebars and "spotlight" biographies serve to highlight specific cultural differences and key individuals.
