Title: Chicanas and “Chick Lit”: Contested Latinidad in the Novels of Alisa Valdes‐Rodriguez
Abstract: The Journal of Popular CultureVolume 43, Issue 2 p. 309-329 Chicanas and “Chick Lit”: Contested Latinidad in the Novels of Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez AMANDA MARIA MORRISON, AMANDA MARIA MORRISON University of Texas at AustinSearch for more papers by this author AMANDA MARIA MORRISON, AMANDA MARIA MORRISON University of Texas at AustinSearch for more papers by this author First published: 05 April 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5931.2010.00743.xCitations: 4Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Works Cited Aparicio, Frances R., and Susana Chávez-Silverman. Tropicalizations: Transcultural Representations of Latinidad. Hanover: UP of New England, 1997. Bourdieu, Pierre. Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1984. Danford, Natalie. “Is Chick Lit Still Chic?”Publisher's Weekly 20 Oct. 2003: 5. Dávila, Arlene. Latinos, Inc.: The Marketing and Making of a People. Berkeley: U of California P, 2001. Herrera, Michelle. “Latina Lite.”Publisher's Weekly 7 July 2003: 17–22. Holt, Karen “Harlequin's Chick Lit Goes Spanish.”Criticas 4.3 2004: 7. Humphries, Jeffrey M. The Multicultural Economy 2005: America's Minority Buying Power. Georgia Business and Economic Conditions 65.3 (2005): 1–26. Jones, Vanessa E. “Defying Definition Author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez Aims to Change the Way People View Latinas and Ethnic Identity.”Boston Globe 3 June 2003: E1. Chris Mazza, and Jeffrey DeShell, eds. Chick-Lit: Postfeminist Fiction. Normal, IL: FC2/Black Ice Books, 1995. Mulligan, Michelle Herrera “The Chica Lit Club.”Criticas 4.5 2004: 22. Negus, Keith. Music Genres and Corporate Cultures. London: Routledge, 1999. O'Hara, Lilia. “Go Her Own Way.”San Diego Union-Tribune 17 Oct. 2004: F-1. Radsken, Jill. “Latina Author Says ‘Club’ Open to All Kinds of Readers.”Boston Herald 7 May 2003: A&E44. Razdan, Anjula “The Chic Lit Challenge.”Utne 1 Mar. 2004: 20–21. Said, Edward W. Orientalism. New York: Vintage, 1979. Smith, Dinitia. “A Novel's Latinas Defy Clichés.”New York Times 24 Apr. 2003: E1. Turnquist, Kristi. “‘Dirty Girls’ Author Dismisses Labels.”The Oregonian 1 July 2004, sunrise ed.: E1. Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa. The Dirty Girls Social Club. New York: St. Martin's, 2003. Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa. “La Queen Sucia.” The Official Web Site of Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez. 17 May 2006 〈http://alisavaldesrodriguez.blogspot.com〉. Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa. Playing with Boys. New York: St. Martin's, 2004. Weaver, Teresa K. “‘Dirty Girls’: Author Balks at ‘Latina’ Writer Label.”Atlanta-Journal Constitution 23 June 2003: F-1D. Citing Literature Volume43, Issue2April 2010Pages 309-329 ReferencesRelatedInformation
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