Strategic Occidentalism: On Mexican Fiction, the Neoliberal Book Market, and the

Description: Strategic Occidentalism by Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado Examines the transformation, in both aesthetics and infrastructure, of Mexican fiction since the late 1970s. During this time a framework has emerged characterized by the corporatization of publishing, a frictional relationship between Mexican literature and global book markets, and the desire of Mexican writers to break from dominant models of national culture. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Strategic Occidentalism examines the transformation, in both aesthetics and infrastructure, of Mexican fiction since the late 1970s. During this time a framework has emerged characterized by the corporatization of publishing, a frictional relationship between Mexican literature and global book markets, and the desire of Mexican writers to break from dominant models of national culture.In the course of this analysis, Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado engages with theories of world literature, proposing that "world literature" is a construction produced at various levels, including the national, that must be studied from its material conditions of production in specific sites. In particular, he argues that Mexican writers have engaged in a "strategic Occidentalism" in which their idiosyncratic connections with world literature have responded to dynamics different from those identified by world-systems or diffusionist theorists.Strategic Occidentalism identifies three scenes in which a cosmopolitan aesthetics in Mexican world literature has been produced: Sergio Pitols translation of Eastern European and marginal British modernist literature; the emergence of the Crack group as a polemic against the legacies of magical realism; and the challenges of writers like Carmen Boullosa, Cristina Rivera Garza, and Ana García Bergua to the roles traditionally assigned to Latin American writers in world literature. Author Biography Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado is a professor of Spanish and Latin American studies at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of Screening Neoliberalism: Transforming Mexican Cinema, 1988–2012 and other books, as well as the editor of eleven collections, including (as coeditor) A History of Mexican Literature. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction. Mexican World Literature Chapter One. The Networks of a Personal World: Sergio Pitols Heterodox Cosmopolitanism Chapter Two. The Crack Group: Cosmopolitanism contra the Magical Realist Imperative Chapter Three. The Idea of the "Mexican Woman Writer": Gender, Worldliness, and Editorial Neoliberalization Conclusion.Mexican World Literature and "World Literature" Theory Circa 2017 Review Strategic Occidentalism is a landmark study in contemporary Mexican literature that combines exhaustive, original research with clear thinking and stylish prose. Sanchez Prado establishes critical dialogues with major theorists in world, Latin American, and Mexican literary studies, but does so in constructively critical ways. "" - Brian Price, author of Cult of Defeat in Mexicos Historical Fiction: Failure, Trauma, and Loss Review Quote "Strategic Occidentalism is a landmark study in contemporary Mexican literature that combines exhaustive, original research with clear thinking and stylish prose. Snchez Prado establishes critical dialogues with major theorists in world, Latin American, and Mexican literary studies, but does so in constructively critical ways. " --Brian Price, author of Cult of Defeat in Mexicos Historical Fiction: Failure, Trauma, and Loss Details ISBN0810137550 Author Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado Pages 272 Publisher Northwestern University Press Year 2018 ISBN-10 0810137550 ISBN-13 9780810137554 Format Paperback Imprint Northwestern University Press Subtitle On Mexican Fiction, the Neoliberal Book Market, and the Question of World Literature Place of Publication Evanston Country of Publication United States DEWEY 863.64 Short Title Strategic Occidentalism Language English AU Release Date 2018-10-15 NZ Release Date 2018-10-15 UK Release Date 2018-10-15 Publication Date 2018-08-30 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2018-08-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158459927;

Price: 92.82 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2024-12-10T03:36:40.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 AUD