Latinx Literature in Transition, 1444–1886: Volume 1

Explores Latinx literary history using decolonial, multilingual, transnational, and transtemporal approaches.

This book will appeal to readers seeking diverse perspectives and untold stories. It uncovers ignored and forgotten voices, explores early Latinx writings and other cultural forms, and by foregrounding the intersection between language and power, interrogates the dynamics of historical cultural exchange and its link to our contemporary world.This volume illuminates and gives voice to actors, objects, events, and processes from the early 1400s to the late 1800s and thinks about how they may relate to Latinx expressive literatures and cultures, challenging common paradigms that think of the field as resolutely modern. Drawing on a diverse range of expertise from scholars from around the globe and examining objects ranging from chronicles, histories, letters, journalism, poetry, talismans, performances, and comix, the volume engages with counternarratives and multifaceted contexts that address intersections of race, gender, class, and other social and political locations. The volume significantly contributes to methodological debates around Latina/o/x studies, offering in-depth and multiple explorations of how to imagine the field's complex evolution. It is an indispensable resource for those seeking to broaden their scholarly understanding of Latinx identity and literature, providing fresh insights and critical perspectives that will enrich academic discussions and research in this field.