| The Limits of Identity: Politics and Poetics in Latin America Contributor(s): Hatfield, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 147730729X ISBN-13: 9781477307298 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American |
| Dewey: 980 |
| LCCN: 2015010196 |
| Series: Border Hispanisms |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.60 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Limits of Identity is a polemical critique of the repudiation of universalism and the theoretical commitment to identity and difference embedded in Latin American literary and cultural studies. Through original readings of foundational Latin American thinkers (such as José Martí and José Enrique Rodó) and contemporary theorists (such as John Beverley and Doris Sommer), Charles Hatfield reveals and challenges the anti-universalism that informs seemingly disparate theoretical projects. The Limits of Identity offers a critical reexamination of widely held conceptions of culture, ideology, interpretation, and history. The repudiation of universalism, Hatfield argues, creates a set of problems that are both theoretical and political. Even though the recognition of identity and difference is normally thought to be a form of resistance, The Limits of Identity claims that, in fact, the opposite is true. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hatfield, Charles: - Charles Hatfield is an associate professor of Latin American studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. |