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Author:

Nance, Kimberly A.

Title:

Can literature promote justice? : trauma narrative and social action in Latin American testimonio / Kimberly A. Nance.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Vanderbilt University Press,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

ix, 212 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Latin American prose literature--20th century--History and criticism.
Literature and society--Latin America.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-206) and index.

Contents:

A genre without a strategy? : Latin American testimonio as a rhetorical project -- A genre without an addressee? : readers, rhetoric, and resistance -- A genre without a chance? : predicting the social effectiveness of testimonial narratives -- The capacities and constraints of testimonio's speakers and experiencing writers -- The capacities and constraints of collaborating writers, translators, editors, and publishers -- The capacities and constraints of critics : celebration and mourning -- Conclusion : from poetics to prosaics -- Appendix : A brief history of Latin American testimonial narrative.

ISBN:

9780826515247
9780826515247 (pbk. : alk. paper)
082651524X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780826515230 (cloth : alk. paper)
0826515231 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)61278477

LCCN:

2005022819

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PHAX277 -- Graceland University - Frederick Madison Smith Library (Lamoni)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)