摘要: This history of double colonization helps to explain the double invisibility of Mexican American literature. The Native American element was first subdued by the Spanish colonization, and then the Mexican/Mestizo element got suppressed by the mainline American culture. Guillermo E. Herndndez states about the dilemma of Chicano literature: "Writing on Chicano literature involves entering a new field of inquiry, one that has grown largely at the margins of the American literary mainstream and is generally ignored in the Spanish-speaking world" (ix). This just highlights the urgency to study Chicano literature from various angles in order to understand American literature in general. Owing to the complicated history and various origins, the task to define Chi-cano literature becomes all the more subtle and difficult. Broadly speaking, Mexican American literature refers to the literature created by the people living in the United States with the Mexican descent. Chicano literature is more historically defined as a part of its overall development. Since the adoption of the word "Chica-no" is closely related to the Chicano Movement, some scholars insist on the political significance of the literature. For instance, Edward Simmen tries to define Chicano literature through th ... 目录: Introduction I.Concept of Chicano Literature II.Border, Border-crossing and Borderlands III.Purpose, Scope and Methocl Chapter One Border Studies and Chicano Literature I.Border Studies i.Development of border studies ii.Various border theories II.Chicano Literature in Perspectives i.Spanish and indigenous origins ii.Chicano literature in temporal evolution iii.Chicano literature in spatial division Chapter Two Borderland Narratives in Perspectives I.Postmodernist Writing as Borderland Narrative i.Postmodernism to de-center authority ii.Borderlands as shelter of mestiza consciousness II.Postcolonial Hybridity and Diverse Voices in Borderland Narratives i.Narrative of cultural hy ...
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