Contemporary Challenges in Chicanx/Latinx Literature & Culture

  1. Francisco A. Lomelí 1
  2. Sophia Emmanouilidou 2
  3. Juan Ignacio Oliva Cruz 3
  1. 1 University of California Santa Barbara (USA)
  2. 2 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)
  3. 3 Universidad de La Laguna / GIECO-Franklin-UAH / Ratnakara
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Journal:
Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses

ISSN: 0211-5913

Year of publication: 2020

Issue Title: Contemporary Challenges in Chicanx Literature & Culture

Issue: 81

Pages: 13-24

Type: Article

DOI: 10.25145/J.RECAESIN.2020.81.02 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openRIULL editor

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Abstract

This introductory paper traces a general perspective of the nowadays Chicanx/Latinx stateof the question, including articles, notes, creative poems and drawings, and a tribute inmemoriam Rudolfo A. Anaya (1937-2020). Challenging canons, norms and genres seemsto be particularly appropriate when tackling ideology from the polychromatic gaze oftranscultural minorities in the US. As such, Chicanx/Latinx literary and artistic expressionsact as catalysts of renovation and change, not only in terms of content but also playing withforms in a freer, experimental way. Transgressing what is considered “normal” seems to bethe only way to cope with fringes and frames, and thus a contemporary redefinition of theworld is reached to highlight the “real” truth of artistic normativity.

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