Theorizing Ethnicity and Nationality in the Chick Lit Genre

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Scholars and readers alike need little help identifying the infamous Bridget Jones or Carrie Bradshaw. While it is no stretch to say that these fictional characters are the most recognizable within the chic lit genre, there are certainly many others that have helped define this body of work. While previous research has focused primarily on white American chick lit, Theorizing Ethnicity and Nationality in the Chick Lit Genre, takes a wider look at the genre, by exploring chick lit novels featuring protagonists from a variety of ethnic backgrounds set both within and outside of the US.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-11-05
Mått:152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt:460 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in Contemporary Literature
Antal sidor:234
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138092525

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Erin Hurt is an Associate Professor of English at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. She has published articles on the work of Alisa Valdes and Sofia Quintero, and her research areas include chica lit, US Latinx and American literatures, and women’s and gender studies.

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AcknowledgementsList of ContributorsIntroductionERIN HURTPrologue: A Second Read: Further Reflections on Women of Color Chick LitPAMELA BUTLER AND JIGNA DESAISECTION 1CATEGORIES OF CHICK LIT1 More Than Sex, Shopping and Shoes": Cosmopolitan Indigeneity and Cultural Politics in Anita Heiss’s Koori Lit LAUREN O’MAHONY 2 Against Asianness: On Being Cool, Feminist, and American in Asian/American Chick LitJENNY HEIJUN WILLSSECTION 2TEXTS AND TROPES 3 Narratives of Latina Girlhood in Malín Alegría’s Estrella’s Quinceañera and Sofi Mendoza’s Guide to Getting Lost in MexicoFELICIA SALINAS-MONIZ4 "I live a fabulous Asian-American life—ask me how!": Kim Wong Keltner Unpacks Contemporary Asian American Female Identity In The Dim Sum Of All Things And Buddha BabyJENNIFER WOOLSTON5 The "Aha Moment": Representing Transformation and Black Women’s Trauma in the Chick Lit GenreCHERISE POLLARDSECTION 3DECENTERING WHITENESS6 Neoliberal Fantasies: Erica Kennedy’s Feminista (2009)HEIKE MIßLER7 The White Terry McMillan: Centering Black Women Within Chick Lit’s GenealogyERIN HURTSECTION 4AUTHORIAL VOICES8 Writing Chica LitLINDA CHAVEZ DOYLE9 Interview with Kavita Daswani10 Interview with Kim Wong Keltner11 Interview with Sofia Quintero Conclusion: Reading Neoliberal Fairy TalesBibliographyIndex