{"product_id":"altermundos-latin-speculative-literature-film-and-popular-culture-paperback","title":"Altermundos: Latin@ Speculative Literature, Film, and Popular Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCathryn Josefina Merla-Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eB. V. Olguin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2018 American Book Award, sponsored by the Before Columbus Foundation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1st Place, Best Cover Illustration, 2017 International Latino Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSpeculative fiction--encompassing both science fiction and fantasy--has emerged as a dynamic field within Chicana\/o and Latina\/o studies, producing new critical vocabularies and approaches to topics that include colonialism and modernity, immigration and globalization, race and gender. As the first collection engaging Chicana\/o and Latina\/o speculative cultural production, \u003ci\u003eAltermundos: Latin@ Speculative Literature, Film, and Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive alternative to the view of speculative fiction as a largely white, male, Eurocentric, and heteronormative genre. It features original essays from more than twenty-five scholars as well as interviews, manifestos, short fiction, and new works from Chicana\/o and Latina\/o artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCathryn Josefina Merla-Watson\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor in the Mexican American studies program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. \u003cb\u003eB. V. Olguín\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLa Pinta: Chicana\/o Prisoner Literature, Culture, and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor\u003ci\u003e Latina\/os and WWII: Mobility, Agency, and Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 380\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50339430760685,"sku":"9780895511638","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/od96_R98-q9780895511638.webp?v=1785106903","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/altermundos-latin-speculative-literature-film-and-popular-culture-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}