The Latinx Files : : Race, Migration, and Space Aliens / / Matthew David Goodwin.
In The Latinx Files, Matthew David Goodwin traces how Latinx science fiction writers are reclaiming the space alien from its xenophobic legacy in the science fiction genre. The book argues that the space alien is a vital Latinx figure preserving Latinx cultures by activating the myriad possible cons...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English |
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Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Global Media and Race
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (172 p.) :; 12 b-w images |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword: Why the Space of the Latinx Speculative Matters -- Preface: The X in the Latinx Files -- Introduction: A Brief Survey of Latinx Science Fiction -- 1. On Space Aliens -- 2. Gloria Anzaldúa and the Making of an Alien Consciousness -- 3. Reclaiming the Space Alien -- 4. Aliens in a Strange Land -- 5. The Unbearable Enlightenment of the Space Alien -- 6. Space Aliens and the Discovery of Horror -- 7. La conciencia Chupacabras -- Conclusion: Fight the Future -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
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Summary: | In The Latinx Files, Matthew David Goodwin traces how Latinx science fiction writers are reclaiming the space alien from its xenophobic legacy in the science fiction genre. The book argues that the space alien is a vital Latinx figure preserving Latinx cultures by activating the myriad possible constructions of the space alien to represent race and migration in the popular imagination. The works discussed in this book, including those of H.G. Wells, Gloria Anzaldúa, Junot Diaz, André M. Carrington, and many others, often explicitly reject the derogatory correlation of the space alien and Latinxs, while at other times, they contain space aliens that function as a source of either enlightenment or horror for Latinx communities. Throughout this nuanced analysis, The Latinx Files demonstrates how the character of the space alien has been significant to Latinx communities and has great potential for future writers and artists. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781978815148 9783110754001 9783110753776 9783110754124 9783110753899 9783110739138 |
DOI: | 10.36019/9781978815148?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Matthew David Goodwin. |