Maria Herrera-Sobek
María Herrera-Sobek, Professor of Chicano Studies, is the Luis Leal Endowed Chair at UCSB and the Associate Director of the Center for Chicano Studies. She is co-organizing the East/West Chicano Institute to be held at Cornell University in conjunction with UCSB' Center for Chicano Studies. A renowned literary critic, poet, and folklore specialist, Dr. Herrera Sobek has published numerous books, articles and scholarly essays. Her books include The Bracero Experience: Elite Lore versus Folklore, Northward Bound: The Mexican Immigrant Experience in Ballad and Song, and The Mexican Corrido: A Feminist Analysis.
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Word Images
New Perspectives on Canícula and Other Works by Norma Elia Cantú
Edited by Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs; Foreword by Maria Herrera-Sobek
The University of Arizona Press
A collection of critical essays that for the first time unveil Norma Elia Cantú’s contribution as a folklorist, writer, scholar, and teacher. Word Images unites two valuable ways to view and use Cantú’s work: Part I comprises essays that individually examine Cantú’s oeuvre through critical analysis. Part II is dedicated to ideas and techniques to improve the use of this literature by teachers and professors, with a particular focus on tools for using Canícula.
Chicana Creativity and Criticism
New Frontiers in American Literature
Edited by Maria Herrera-Sobek and Helena Maria Viramontes
University of New Mexico Press
Poetry, art, and criticism by major Chicana writers and artists.
Culture across Borders
Mexican Immigration and Popular Culture
Edited by David R. Maciel and Maria Herrera-Sobek
The University of Arizona Press
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