Maria Herrera-Sobek
María Herrera-Sobek, Professor of Chicano Studies, is the Luis Leal Endowed Chair at UCSB and the Associate Director of the Center for Chicano Studies. She is co-organizing the East/West Chicano Institute to be held at Cornell University in conjunction with UCSB' Center for Chicano Studies. A renowned literary critic, poet, and folklore specialist, Dr. Herrera Sobek has published numerous books, articles and scholarly essays. Her books include The Bracero Experience: Elite Lore versus Folklore, Northward Bound: The Mexican Immigrant Experience in Ballad and Song, and The Mexican Corrido: A Feminist Analysis.
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Word Images
New Perspectives on Canícula and Other Works by Norma Elia Cantú
Edited by Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs; Foreword by Maria Herrera-Sobek
The University of Arizona Press
A collection of critical essays that for the first time unveil Norma Elia Cantú’s contribution as a folklorist, writer, scholar, and teacher. Word Images unites two valuable ways to view and use Cantú’s work: Part I comprises essays that individually examine Cantú’s oeuvre through critical analysis. Part II is dedicated to ideas and techniques to improve the use of this literature by teachers and professors, with a particular focus on tools for using Canícula.
Chicana Creativity and Criticism
New Frontiers in American Literature
Edited by Maria Herrera-Sobek and Helena Maria Viramontes
University of New Mexico Press
Poetry, art, and criticism by major Chicana writers and artists.
- Copyright year: 1996
Culture across Borders
Mexican Immigration and Popular Culture
Edited by David R. Maciel and Maria Herrera-Sobek
The University of Arizona Press
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