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Book SynopsisWith the pressures of globalization, internationalization of production, migration, and the transmission of information, former concepts of identity and cultural configuration are increasingly challenged. In Explorations on Subjectivity, Borders, and Demarcation, editors and contributors Raúl A. Galoppe and Richard Weiner examine the shift in subjectivity, borders, and demarcation within Iberian and Latin American studies. This comprehensive volume examines these issues in terms of race, economy, gender, and marginality. By using an interdisciplinary approach that draws from literature, literary theory, and history this collection offers a timely discourse for the entire academic community. In contrast to similar studies this collection goes beyond the geographic aspects of borders and demarcation. These articles not only examine Latin American places and people; but, also the Latin American identity in Europe and the Mediterranean, and the experiences of other groups such as Asian La
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Preliminary Explorations: Centers and Peripheries: South of What Border? Chapter 3 Part I: Regional and National Identities: The Self As Misrepresentation Chapter 4 Part II: Narratives, Gender, and Trespassing: Pieces of Fragmented Discourse Chapter 5 Part III: Race, Boundaries, and Marginality: An Other Continent Chapter 6 Bibliography Chapter 7 Index Chapter 8 About the Contributors
