1st Edition
Queer, Latinx, and Bilingual Narrative Resources in the Negotiation of Identities
1 Introduction: Locating a Queer Latinx Phoenix. 2 Queering Bilingualism. 3 Representing Selves and Others in Coming Out Stories. 4 Resisting the Imperative: Stories About Non-Disclosure. 5 Susana, A Translatina Collage. 6 Doing Identity, Making Community. 7 Summary and Final Reflections
Biography
Holly R. Cashman is Chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures, Associate Professor of Spanish, and a core faculty member in Women's Studies at the University of New Hampshire. Her research focuses on Spanish in the U.S., bilingual language practices, and identities in interaction. She is a member of the advisory council of the International Gender and Language Association (IGALA).
* SHORT-LISTED FOR THE BAAL BOOK PRIZE 2018 *
‘Queer, Latinx, and Bilingual provides a unique insight into the language practices used by speakers to construct, negotiate and display Latina/o and queer identities in interaction. By focusing on a group who have previously been excluded from sociolinguistic examinations of queerness – queer people of color – Cashman’s book takes the fields of language and sexuality and sociolinguistics into an exciting new era of development where they are encouraged to critically examine their own hegemonic practices.’ —Helen Sauntson, York St. John University
