| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 235 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-229) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Postmodernism, Realism, and the Politics of Identity -- 2. Chicana Feminism and Postmodernist Theory -- 3. Cultural Particularity vs. Universal Humanity -- 4. Learning How to Learn from Others -- 5. Reading as a Realist. |
| Summary |
In Learning from Experience, Paula Moya offers an alternative to some influential philosophical assumptions about identity and experience in contemporary literary theory. Arguing that the texts and lived experiences of subordinated people are rich sources of insight about our society, Moya presents a nuanced universalist justification for identity-based work in ethnic studies. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
American literature -- Mexican American authors -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
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American literature -- Mexican American authors. |
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American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
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American literature -- Women authors. |
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American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
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American literature. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Feminism and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Feminism and literature. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Women and literature. |
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Mexican American women -- Intellectual life.
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Mexican American women -- Intellectual life. |
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Postmodernism (Literature) -- United States.
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Postmodernism (Literature) |
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Multiculturalism -- United States.
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Multiculturalism. |
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Feminist theory -- United States.
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Feminist theory. |
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Mexican Americans in literature.
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Mexican Americans in literature. |
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Minorities -- United States.
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Minorities. |
| Indexed Term |
Litteratur Engelsk, amerikansk litteratur. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Feminist theory. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Moya, Paula M.L. Learning from experience. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2002 0520230132 0520230140 (DLC) 2001003857 (OCoLC)47364035 |
| ISBN |
9780520927520 (electronic book) |
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0520927524 (electronic book) |
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0585468451 (electronic book) |
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9780585468457 (electronic book) |
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0520230132 (cloth ; acid-free paper) |
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9780520230132 (cloth ; acid-free paper) |
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0520230140 (paper ; acid-free paper) |
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9780520230149 (paper ; acid-free paper) |
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1597347086 |
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9781597347082 |
