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Jaguar
Jaguar é o novo livro de António Carlos Cortez constituído por 48 poemas em prosa. O jaguar é o animal que interpreta a História e confronta Humatan, o inventor da gramática. O fim da linguagem, a música de Philip Glass, a poesia de Jim Morrison, e o sangue de Ian Curtis e de Zodiac. A guerra, teatro do mundo, o Vietname, David Bowie, Curtis LeMay, Jaguar é também uma homenagem à literatura, a Fiama e às visões de Rimbaud. O cristal e a chama da poesia, eis o que António Carlos Cortez procura edificar com este novo livro.
Old Spanish Trail Highway in Texas, The
At the dawn of automobile travel in the United States, visionary entrepreneurs proposed a Southern transcontinental route called the Old Spanish Trail (OST) that would stretch across eight states from Florida to California. ... native Texas historian James Collett has crafted a book that provides a glimpse into the early years of automobile tourism along the Texas stretch of the OST.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature [3 volumes]
From East L.A. to the barrios of New York City and the Cuban neighborhoods of Miami, Latino literature, or literature written by Hispanic peoples of the United States, is the written word of North America's vibrant Latino communities. Emerging from the fusion of Spanish, North American, and African cultures, it has always been part of the American mosaic. Written for students and general readers, this encyclopedia surveys the vast landscape of Latino literature from the colonial era to the present. Aiming to be as broad and inclusive as possible, the encyclopedia covers all of native North American Latino literature as well as that created by authors originating in virtually every country of...
Comparative Indigeneities of the Américas
Comparative Indigeneities of the Américas highlights intersecting themes such as indigenismo, mestizaje, migration, displacement, autonomy, sovereignty, borders, spirituality, and healing that have historically shaped the experiences of Native peoples across the Américas. In doing so, it promotes a broader understanding of the relationships between Native communities in the United States and Canada and those in Latin America and the Caribbean and invites a hemispheric understanding of the relationships between Native and mestiza/o peoples.
Views from the Streets
Chicago has long served as a symbol of urban pathology in the public imagination. The city’s staggering levels of violence and entrenched gang culture occupy a central place in the national discourse, yet remain poorly understood and are often stereotyped. Views from the Streets explains the dramatic transformation of black street gangs on Chicago’s South Side during the early twenty-first century, shedding new light on why gang violence persists and what might be done to address it. Drawing on years of community work and in-depth interviews with gang members, Roberto R. Aspholm describes in vivid detail the internal rebellions that shattered the city’s infamous corporate-style African...
Chicano Writers
Devoted to literature produced by writers of Mexican descent born in the United States, living here permanently, or having lived in the territory which until 1848 was part of Mexico.
A Formação do Leitor/produtor de Textos como Sujeito Crítico
Este livro é fruto da dissertação e apresenta o estudo desenvolvido pela autora ao longo do curso de mestrado, sobre a formação do leitor/produtor de textos como sujeito crítico, a partir do trabalho com a argumentação em sala de aula. Na pesquisa observou-se as práticas de leitura e escrita dos alunos, indícios de compreensão responsiva ativa em suas produções em sala de aula, foram identificadas marcas de argumentação nessas produções e elaboradas propostas de ensino que pudessem contribuir para o desenvolvimento da criticidade do educando.
A Fortuna Crítica da Obra Poética de Daniel Faria
Muito já se escreveu sobre o poeta português Daniel Faria, desde que Sophia de Mello Breyner afirmou sobre sua poesia: "versos que põem o mistério a ressoar em redor de nós". Acrescento ter o mistério desafiado dezenas de críticos para compre-ender o poeta e sua obra. Uma poesia que encanta ateus e religiosos, refinados intelectuais e os "apaixonados" das redes sociais. Um poeta que em mais de 400 poemas tem o desejo, "a fome de calar-se", de um homem que não se diz "mal situado", mas imerso no mundo de "homens que são como lugares mal situados". Uma poesia movida pelo amor na busca do divino, de um Outro, mas que não é uma poesia de conforto espiritual. Um poeta não só fora do ...
Latina/os and World War II
This eye-opening anthology documents the effects of WWII on Latina/o personal and political beliefs across a broad spectrum of ethnicities and races. The first book-length study of Latina/o experiences in World War II over a wide spectrum of identities and ancestries—from Cuban American, Spanish American, and Mexican American segments to the under-studied Afro-Latino experience—Latina/os and World War II probes the controversial aspects of Latina/o soldiering and citizenship in the war, the repercussions of which defined the West during the twentieth century. The editors also offer a revised, more accurate tabulation of the number of Latina/os who served in the war. Spanning imaginative ...
