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Chicano Literature Coursework 1 - Xicana Feminism

By Mara, Emilia and Maria

How does the Chicana voice progress from the early 1900s until modern day?

The Chicano Movement

'A major goal of the Chincano movement was to end the colonial oppression of Chicanos. It was said to concentrate on concerns common to all Chicanos but in fact focused on male issues and for the most part ignored the problems of women'

La Chicana: The Mexican-American Woman

By Alfredo Mirandé, Evangelina Enríquez

'One of the first Chicanas to publish explicit attempts at feminist fiction is Estela Portillo-Trambley whose short story 'The Paris Gown" (1973)... raised feminist issues of woman's right and freedom to choose a career over marriage and also to create her individual identity instead of acquiescing to a prescribed traditional sex role'

Handbook of Hispanic Culture-Literature

By Nicolás Kanellos pg 144

What does this picture portray?

We Endeavour to...

This presentation will endeavor to apply post-colonial and feminist theories to two texts; 'The Gold Vanity Set' by Cristina Mena and 'The Paris Gown' by E, Portillo-Trambley.

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