Bibliograph

Chica lit, popular Latina fiction and Americanization in the twenty-first century, Tace Hedrick

Type

Label

Chica lit, popular Latina fiction and Americanization in the twenty-first century, Tace Hedrick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-135) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chica lit

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

898158786

Responsibility statement

Tace Hedrick

Series statement

Latino and Latin American profiles

Sub title

popular Latina fiction and Americanization in the twenty-first century

Summary

"Chica Lit illuminates how discourses of Americanization, ethnicity, gender, class, and commodification shape the genre of 'chica lit, ' popular fiction written by Latina authors with Latina characters. Tace Hedrick argues that its stories about ethnic class mobility and gendered romantic success tend to celebrate neoliberal narratives of hard work and individual success. However, its focus on Latina characters necessarily inflects this celebratory mode. Chica lit also struggles with questions about the actual social and economic place of Latinas in this same neoliberal landscape; these questions unsettle its reliance on the formulas of chick lit and romance writing. Looking at chica lit's market-driven representations of difference, poverty, and Americanization, Hedrick shows how this writing functions within the larger arena of struggles over popular representation of Latinas and Chicanas."--Page 4 of cover

Table Of Contents

Preface : What's a girl to do when ...? -- Introduction : A regular American life -- Genre and the romance industry -- Class and taste : is it the poverty? -- Latinization and authenticity -- Conclusion : Not even the Mexicans

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