- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource.
- Subject
- Valle Sentíes, Raquel
- De Hoyos, Angela
- Fontes, Montserrat
- Anzaldúa, Gloria
- Cantú, Norma E., 1947-
- Chávez, Denise
- Tafolla, Carmen, 1951-
- Moraga, Cherríe
- Castillo, Ana
- Cervantes, Lorna Dee
- Cisneros, Sandra
- Martínez, Demetria, 1960-
- Hispanic American women authors > Biography
- American literature > Hispanic American authors > History and criticism
- Note
- Description based upon print version of record.
- This innovative collection pairs portraits with critical biographies of twelve key Chicana writers, offering an engaging look at their work, contributions to the field, and major achievements.
- Biographies included in this work include Raquel Valle-Sentíes, Angela de Hoyos, Montserrat Fontes, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Norma E. Cantú, Denise Elia Chávez, Carmen Tafolla, Cherríe Moraga, Ana Castillo, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Sandra Cisneros, and Demetria Martínez.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- Reproduction (note)
- Contents
- Laredo and Its Discontents: An Introduction / Norma E. Cantú -- Raquel Valle-Sentíes: Portrait of a Poet, Painter, and Playwright / Carlos Nicolás Flores -- Raquel Valle-Sentíes: Portraits of Self-Empowerment and Cosmopolitan Collective Consciousness / María Jesús Castro Dopacio -- Angela de Hoyos: A Poet Artivist / María Esther Quintana and María Magdalena Guerra de Charur -- Montserrat Fontes: Teacher and Writer / Mary Pat Brady -- Gloria E. Anzaldúa: A Critical Biography / Cordelia E. Barrera -- Norma E. Cantú: Norma-lizing What Is Chicanx, a Life of Beautiful Norms in the Interstice . . . / Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs -- Denise Elia Chávez: Staging Theater, Teatroesque Literature, and Chicana Activism in New Mexico / Myrriah Gómez -- Carmen Tafolla: Evolving the Spirit-Crisis, Oppression, and Survival / Jen Yáñez-Alaniz -- Cherríe Moraga: Builder of Movements / Lourdes Torres -- Ana Castillo: A Multigenre Author / Meagan Solomon -- Lorna Dee Cervantes: "No Self but in Other Selves" / Eliza Rodríguez -- Sandra Cisneros: Rebel Mentor for Generations of Hijas de La Mala Vida with a Social Consciousness / Georgina Guzmán -- Demetria Martínez: A Critical Biography / Cristina Herrera.
- ISBN
- OCLC
- om3561513862
- Title
Chicana portraits : critical biographies of twelve Chicana writers / edited by Norma E. Cantú ; with paintings by Raquel Valle-Sentíes.
- Publisher
Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2023.
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references and index.
- Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Cantú, Norma E., 1947- editor.
Valle Sentíes, Raquel, painter.
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- Other Form:
Print version: Cantú, Norma Elia Chicana Portraits Tucson : University of Arizona Press,c2023 9780816551811