Patrick L. Hamilton

Bringing cognitive methodologies to the analysis of Chicano/a fiction for the first time, this book maps ethics of “persistence” and “transformation” in the fiction of Rudolfo Anaya, Ana Castillo, Denise Chávez, Rolando Hinojosa, Arturo Islas, John Rechy, Alfredo Véa, and Helena María Viramontes.

An eye-opening exploration of the relationship between racial attitudes and the evolution of the superhero in America, from Superman’s debut in 1938 through the Civil Rights era and contemporary reinventions.