1st Edition
African Immigrants in Contemporary Spanish Texts Crossing the Strait
306 Pages
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Routledge
306 Pages
by
Routledge
306 Pages
by
Routledge
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Around the turn of 21st Century, Spain welcomed more than six million foreigners, many of them from various parts of the African continent. How African immigrants represent themselves and are represented in contemporary Spanish texts is the subject of this interdisciplinary collection. Analyzing blogs, films, translations, and literary works by contemporary authors including Donato Ndongo... Read more
African Immigrants in Contemporary Spanish Texts
Biography
Debra Faszer-McMahon is Associate Professor of Spanish at Seton Hill University, USA, and Victoria L. Ketz is Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair of Foreign Languages at Iona College, USA.
'This collection of essays provides readers with both specific and theoretical explorations of Spain’s most pressing issue today: a new presence of Africa. Every essay answers in its own way a fundamental question: How is Spain’s relation to Africa changing in this age of globalization? The contributors deal with the complexity of this new cultural reality with sophistication and deep understanding.' Michael Ugarte, University of Missouri, USA 'This rich and exciting collection of essays offers insightful readings of literature, film, music, art, websites and blogs produced by Spaniards, African immigrants and African authors from Morocco, Western Sahara and Equatorial Guinea. It is a must read for anybody interested in issues of race, gender, agency, power and representation.' Daniela Flesler, Stony Brook University, USA
