The Resource Thresholds of Illiteracy : theory, Latin America, and the crisis of resistance, Abraham Acosta
Thresholds of Illiteracy : theory, Latin America, and the crisis of resistance, Abraham Acosta
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- Summary
- "Thresholds of Illiteracy reevaluates Latin American theories and narratives of cultural resistance by advancing the concept of "illiteracy" as a new critical approach to understanding scenes or moments of social antagonism. "Illiteracy," Acosta claims, can offer us a way of talking about what cannot be subsumed within prevailing modes of reading, such as the opposition between writing and orality, that have frequently been deployed to distinguish between modern and archaic peoples and societies. This book is organized as a series of literary and cultural analyses of internationally recognized postcolonial narratives. It tackles a series of the most important political/aesthetic issues in Latin America that have arisen over the past thirty years or so, including indigenism, testimonio, the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, and migration to the United States via the U.S.-Mexican border. Through a critical examination of the "illiterate" effects and contradictions at work in these resistant narratives, the book goes beyond current theories of culture and politics to reveal radically unpredictable forms of antagonism that advance the possibility for an ever more democratic model of cultural analysis"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 275 pages
- Isbn
- 9780823257102
- Label
- Thresholds of Illiteracy : theory, Latin America, and the crisis of resistance
- Title
- Thresholds of Illiteracy
- Title remainder
- theory, Latin America, and the crisis of resistance
- Statement of responsibility
- Abraham Acosta
- Subject
-
- Literacy -- Social aspects -- Latin America
- Literature and society -- Latin America
- Politics and literature -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
- LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Hispanic American
- Latin American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Thresholds of Illiteracy reevaluates Latin American theories and narratives of cultural resistance by advancing the concept of "illiteracy" as a new critical approach to understanding scenes or moments of social antagonism. "Illiteracy," Acosta claims, can offer us a way of talking about what cannot be subsumed within prevailing modes of reading, such as the opposition between writing and orality, that have frequently been deployed to distinguish between modern and archaic peoples and societies. This book is organized as a series of literary and cultural analyses of internationally recognized postcolonial narratives. It tackles a series of the most important political/aesthetic issues in Latin America that have arisen over the past thirty years or so, including indigenism, testimonio, the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, and migration to the United States via the U.S.-Mexican border. Through a critical examination of the "illiterate" effects and contradictions at work in these resistant narratives, the book goes beyond current theories of culture and politics to reveal radically unpredictable forms of antagonism that advance the possibility for an ever more democratic model of cultural analysis"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Acosta, Abraham
- Dewey number
- 860.9/98
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PQ7081.A1
- LC item number
- A25 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Just ideas
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Latin American literature
- Literacy
- Politics and literature
- Literature and society
- LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Hispanic American
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
- Label
- Thresholds of Illiteracy : theory, Latin America, and the crisis of resistance, Abraham Acosta
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- 864299282
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 275 pages
- Isbn
- 9780823257102
- Isbn Type
- (paper)
- Lccn
- 2013036326
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- Thresholds of Illiteracy : theory, Latin America, and the crisis of resistance, Abraham Acosta
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- 864299282
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 275 pages
- Isbn
- 9780823257102
- Isbn Type
- (paper)
- Lccn
- 2013036326
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
Subject
- Literacy -- Social aspects -- Latin America
- Literature and society -- Latin America
- Politics and literature -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
- LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Hispanic American
- Latin American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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