{"product_id":"the-art-of-transition-9780822328186","title":"The Art of Transition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAddresses the problems defined by writers and artists during the post-dictatorship years in Argentina and Chile, years in which both countries aggressively adopted neo-liberal market-driven economies. This work is suitable for Latin Americanists, literary and political theorists and those involved with the study of postmodernism and globalisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Transition\u003c\/i\u003e will be indispensable reading for literary critics working on contemporary Latin America. Though it focuses on Argentina and Chile, the questions it poses are of concern to anyone who cares about literature and art in the neoliberal era. Masiello tacks smoothly among a diverse gallery of figures, lining them up around a rich and often brilliant array of insights.”—Mary Louise Pratt, Stanford University\u003cbr\u003e“Two centuries ago, Villemain described literature as an expression of society; one century later Benedetto Croce replied that what really counts is that literature is always expression. Proving both right, Francine Masiello has written a much-needed book that brings back the aesthetic dimension to a study of current Spanish American literary production grounded on her exceptionally insightful understanding of the current turn in the history of the region.”—Tulio Halperín-Donghi, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Contemporary History of Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e Part I. Masks\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. In Search of a Subject: Latin American Intellectuals at Century’s End\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. The Spectacle of “Difference”\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part II. Maps\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Gender Traffic on the North\/South Horizon\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Bodies in Transit: Travel, Translation, and Sexuality\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part III. Markets\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. The Politics of the Test: Experience, Representation, and the Return of \u003ci\u003elo popular\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. From Museum to Street: Poetry for the New Millennium \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Works Cited \u003cbr\u003e Index \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406028939607,"sku":"9780822328186","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822328186.jpg?v=1730494298","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-art-of-transition-9780822328186","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}