David William Foster

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El Eternauta, Daytripper, and Beyond

Graphic Narrative in Argentina and Brazil

University of Texas Press

The first study in English of Latin American graphic narrative, this book explores the genre’s Argentine and Brazilian traditions, illuminating the different social, political, and historical conditions from which they emerged.

  • Copyright year: 2016
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The Writer's Reference Guide to Spanish

University of Texas Press

This reference guide provides comprehensive information on how the Spanish language is copyedited for publication.

  • Copyright year: 2000
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The Enlightened Army

University of Texas Press

With nods to Miguel de Cervantes and Marcel Schwob, this award-winning novel by one of Latin America’s leading contemporary writers presents an allegorical noir history of Mexico’s vision of the United States.

  • Copyright year: 2019
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Mexican Literature

A History

University of Texas Press
  • Copyright year: 1994
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Sexual Textualities

Essays on Queer/ing Latin American Writing

University of Texas Press
  • Copyright year: 1997
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Gender and Society in Contemporary Brazilian Cinema

University of Texas Press

Gender issues in thirteen Brazilian films made (with one exception) after the 1985 return to constitutional democracy and elimination of censorship.

  • Copyright year: 1999
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Mexico City in Contemporary Mexican Cinema

University of Texas Press

How recent Mexican cinema has focused on Mexico City as a protagonist in its own right.

  • Copyright year: 2002
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Queer Issues in Contemporary Latin American Cinema

University of Texas Press

Highly perceptive queer readings of fourteen key films to demonstrate how these cultural products promote the principles of an antiheterosexist stance while they simultaneously disclose how homophobia enforces the norms of heterosexuality.

  • Copyright year: 2003
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Argentine, Mexican, and Guatemalan Photography

Feminist, Queer, and Post-Masculinist Perspectives

University of Texas Press

Viewing the work of twelve prominent photographers, including Graciela Iturbide, Pedro Meyer, and Marcos López, this first far-ranging analysis of gendered perspectives in Latin American photography demonstrates the importance of this art form within Latin American cultural production.

  • Copyright year: 2014
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