The wounded heart : writing on Cherríe Moraga /

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Main Author:	Yarbro-Bejarano, Yvonne
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2001.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Chicana matters series
Subjects:	Moraga, Cherríe > Criticism and interpretation. Moraga, Cherríe. Moraga, Cherríe, > 1952-. 1900-1999 Women and literature > United States > History > 20th century. Mexican American women in literature. Mexican Americans in literature. Lesbians in literature. 18.06 Anglo-American literature. Women and literature. Mexicaanse Amerikanen. Lesbiennes. United States. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : Chicana lesbian writing and the intersection of cultural and critical practices
pt. I. The body
1. (De)constructing the lesbian body
pt. II. The plays
2. Giving up the ghost : feminist theory and the staging of mestiza desire
3. Shadow of a man : touching the wound in order to heal
4. "The miracle people" : Heroes and saints and contemporary Chicano theater
pt. III. The written identity
5. "I long to enter you like a temple" : sex, salvation, and shamanism
6. Whiteness in The last generation : the nation, the "half-breed," and the queer
7. Writing the lesbian mother : "waiting in the wings"
Appendix. A chronology of major works by Cherríe Moraga.

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