Description
Book SynopsisDomestic Disturbances examines the treatment of the traditional immigrant narrative in popular culture, illuminating the possibilities of alternative stories by reading Chicana/Latina-produced texts through a new interpretation of the immigrant paradigm.
Trade Review"While Latina/o studies scholars will welcome the opportunity to learn about the important work being down by Latina "genealogists" (Mata's term), the book also has the potential to be a valuable pedagogical tool...Mata is an engaged and engaging writer. Her writing is perceptive, sophisticated, and rigorous." * MELUS: The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One. Dream a Little American Dream: A Traditional Story-Book Romance
Chapter Two. Cleaning Up After the National Family, and What a Mess They Make
Chapter Three. Laboring Bodies, Laboring Spaces in theHospitality Industry
Chapter Four. Calling All Superheroes: Recasting the Immigrant Subject
Conclusion. Resistance: A Growing Movement
Notes
Bibliography
Index
