Multiethnic Literature and Canon DebatesMary Jo Bona, Irma Maini State University of New York Press, 16/02/2012 - 256 páginas This groundbreaking collection reinvigorates the debate over the inclusion of multiethnic literature in the American literary canon. While multiethnic literature has earned a place in the curriculum on many large campuses, it is still a controversial topic at many others, as recent campus and corporate revivals of The Great Books attest. Many still perceive multiethnic literature as being governed by ideological and political issues, perpetuating a false distinction between highbrow "literary" texts and multiethnic works. Through historical overviews and textual analyses, the contributors not only argue for the aesthetic validity of multiethnic literature, but also examine the innovative ways in which multiethnic literature is taught and critiqued. The following questions are also addressed: Who and what determines literary value? What role do scholars, students, the reading public, book awards, and/or publishers play in affirming literary value? Taken together, these essays underscore the necessity for maintaining vibrant conversations about the place of multiethnic literature both inside and outside the academy. |
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MELUS The Journal | 22 |
Literary Texts and Contexts in the Formation of Chicanao Studies | 41 |
Anthologizing Native American Literature | 61 |
4 But is it Great? The Question of the Canon for Italian American Women Writers | 85 |
5 Racial Politics and the Literary Reception of Zora Neale HurstonsTheir Eyes Were Watching God | 111 |
Understanding The Great Gatsby as an Ethnic Novel | 127 |
LiYoung Lee | 145 |
8 CanonOpeners Book Clubsand Middlebrow Culture | 166 |
Great Books Multiethnic Literatureand the Production of the Professional Managerial Class in the Context of Globalization | 183 |
Assessing the Impact of the Internet on USMultiethnic Literature and the Canon | 197 |
Contributors | 219 |
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