Twenty-First Century Arab and African Diasporas in Spain, Portugal and Latin America (Routledge Studies in Latin American and Iberian Literature)

By: Cristián H. Ricci

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Synopsis: This volume considers the Arabic and African Diasporas through the underexplored Afro-Hispanic, Luso-Africans, and Mahjari (South American and Mexican authors of Arab descent) experiences in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. Utilizing both established and emerging approaches, the authors explore the ways in which individual writers and artists negotiate the geographical, cultural, and historical parameters of their own diasporic trajectories influenced by their particular locations at home and elsewhere. At the same time, this volume sheds light on issues related to Spain, Portugal, and Latin American racial, ethnic, and sexual boundaries; the appeal of images of the Middle East and Africa in the contemporary marketplace; and the role of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American economic crunches in shaping attitudes towards immigration.　This collection of thought-provoking essays extends the concepts of diaspora and transnationalism, forcing the reader to reassess their present limitations as interpretive tools. In the process, Afro-Hispanic, Afro-Portuguese, and Mahjaris are rendered visible as national actors and transnational citizens.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 254 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000828528
Related ISBNs:: 9781032424293, 9781032156446, 9781003245117
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 05/02/23
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Cristián H. Ricci
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Cristián H. Ricci