{"product_id":"new-approaches-to-latin-american-studies-culture-and-power-paperback","title":"New Approaches to Latin American Studies: Culture and Power - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJuan Poblete\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcademic and research fields are moved by fads, waves, revolutionaries, paradigm shifts, and \u003ci\u003eturns\u003c\/i\u003e. They all imply a certain degree of change that alters the conditions of a stable system, producing an imbalance that needs to be addressed by the field itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Approaches to Latin American Studies: Culture and Power \u003c\/i\u003eoffers researchers and students from different theoretical fields an essential, \u003ci\u003eturn\u003c\/i\u003e-organized overview of the radical transformation of epistemological and methodological assumptions in Latin American Studies from the end of the 1980s to the present. Sixteen chapters written by experts in their respective fields help explain the various ways in which to think about these shifts. Questions posited include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy are \u003ci\u003eturns \u003c\/i\u003eso crucial?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow did they alter the shape or direction of the field?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat new questions, objects, or problems did they contribute?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat were or are their limitations?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat did they displace or prevent us from considering?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the \u003ci\u003eturns \u003c\/i\u003eincluded are: memory, transnational, popular culture, decolonial, feminism, affect, indigenous studies, transatlantic, ethical, post\/hegemony, deconstruction, cultural policy, subalternism, gender and sexuality, performance, and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJuan Poblete \u003c\/strong\u003eis\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eProfessor of Latin\/o American Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLiteratura chilena del siglo XIX\u003c\/i\u003e (2003); editor of \u003ci\u003eCritical Latin American and Latino Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (2003); and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAndrés Bello \u003c\/i\u003e(2009), \u003ci\u003eRedrawing The Nation: National Identities in Latin\/o American Comics \u003c\/i\u003e(2009), \u003ci\u003eDesdén al infortunio: Sujeto, comunicación y público en la narrativa de Pedro Lemebel \u003c\/i\u003e(2010), \u003ci\u003eSports and Nationalism in Latin America \u003c\/i\u003e(2015), and \u003ci\u003eHumor in Latin American Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52619347853619,"sku":"9781138067974","price":136.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UGFQYW5xR0ZZbnNWRVFOVFZUUE8wQT09.webp?v=1761926253","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/new-approaches-to-latin-american-studies-culture-and-power-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}