Central American Counterpoetics: Diaspora and Rememory by Alma, Karina

Central American Counterpoetics: Diaspora and Rememory

Connecting past and present, Central American Counterpoetics proposes the concepts of rememory and counterpoetics as decolonial tools...
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Author: Karina Alma
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Central American Counterpoetics: Diaspora and Rememory by Alma, Karina

Central American Counterpoetics: Diaspora and Rememory

$567.35

Central American Counterpoetics: Diaspora and Rememory

$567.35
Author: Karina Alma
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Connecting past and present, Central American Counterpoetics proposes the concepts of rememory and counterpoetics as decolonial tools for studying the art, popular culture, literature music, and healing practices of Central America and the diaspora in the United States.

Author Karina Alma offers a systemic method and artistic mode for unpacking social and political memory formation that resists dominant histories. Central American Counterpoetics responds to political repression through acts of creativity that prioritize the well-being of anticolonial communities. Building on Toni Morrison's theory of rememory, the volume examines the concept as an embodied experience of a sensory place and time lived in the here and now. By employing primary sources of image and word, interviews of creatives, and a critical self-reflection as a Salvadoran immigrant woman in academia, Alma's research breaks ground in subject matter and methods by considering cultural and historical ties across countries, regions, and traditions. The diverse creatives included explore critical perspectives on topics such as immigration, forced assimilation, maternal love, gender violence, community arts, and decolonization.

Author: Karina Alma
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 03/19/2024
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780816552566

About the Author
Karina Alma is an assistant professor in the Chicano/a and Central American Studies Department at University of California, Los Angeles, and a co-editor of U.S. Central Americans: Reconstructing Memories, Struggles, and Communities of Resistance.

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