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Sable, Martin H. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1988
This guide identifies individuals born between the years 1700 and 1910 who were or are engaged in activities concerned with Latin America. The work is arranged alphabetically by broad disciplines. Information given for each individual includes professional affiliation, birthdate, date of death (if deceased), and, usually, two publications by the…
Descriptors: Authors, Education, Geology, Humanities
Zavalo, Lauro – 1997
This paper explains that materials on the teaching of Latin-American literature are sparse, even though most researchers in the field will dedicate much of their time to teaching. The paper adds that, in scholarly journals, little attention is given to teaching literature, and the topic is also absent from most academic congresses. The paper then…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Fiction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Silva, John de Oliveira E – 1987
The twin emigration sagas of Ferreira de Castro (1898-1974), "Emigrantes" (1928) and "A Selva" (1930) embody what has been described as the primary driving forces of emigration: hunger and injustice. The main protagonists of "Emigrantes" and "A Selva," Manuel and Alberto, illustrate these forces. Manuel, a…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations
Augenbraum, Harold, Ed.; Fernandez Olmos, Margarite, Ed. – 1997
This anthology is the first to present the full history of the Latino literary tradition from its mid-sixteenth-century beginnings to the present day. The wide-ranging selections include works of history, memoirs, letters, and essays, as well as fiction, poetry, and drama. Adding to the anthology are several selections from rare and little-known…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Authors, Cultural Context, Hispanic American Culture
Campanella, Hebe N. – Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos, 1971
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Hispanic American Literature, Latin American Literature

Rosenblatt, Paul – Hispania, 1981
Comments on the Reports of the President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, advocating more involvement in the political processes, and promotion of international studies by language departments. Describes efforts in this direction under way at the University of Arizona, including an undergraduate program called Literature…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Policy, Higher Education, International Studies
Acosta-Belen, Edna – ADE Bulletin, 1988
Introduces readers and researchers to the rapidly growing body of work referred to as "Nuyorican" literature, works by second-generation Puerto Ricans of the New York Puerto Rican political and cultural awakening of the late 1960s. Includes anthologies, prose fiction, poetry, drama, criticism, and journals. (SR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Anthologies, Drama, Higher Education

Booker, Marja – Journal of Poetry Therapy, 1999
Explores how poetry can be used in support groups as an adjunctive treatment technique to empower and to raise consciousness of Latina battered women. Offers examples of Latin American women's literary works to demonstrate the connections poetry has to everyday lives, and how Latina spouse-abuse survivors can gain a deeper understanding of…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Consciousness Raising, Counseling Techniques, Hispanic American Literature
Fonder-Solano, Leah; Burnett, Joanne – Foreign Language Annals, 2004
From 1999 to 2002, two university professors, one trained in language education and French and the other in Hispanic literature, undertook a comparative qualitative study of their parallel third-year reading course. Using a variety of data sources, most importantly extensive interviews, they documented their teaching beliefs, practices, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Literature, French
Day, Frances Ann – 1997
Noting that even though more than 31,000,000 Latina and Latino Americans will live in the United States by the year 2000, their diverse voices have been largely neglected in literature for children and young adults, this book celebrates these voices. The book is a comprehensive reference tool to help fill the gap--a thoroughly detailed guide to…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Childrens Literature, Cultural Context
Hartness, Ann, Ed. – Biblionoticias, 1992
"Biblionoticias" is a series of brief bibliographies, usually less than 5 pages each, on Latin American topics. The bibliographies describe materials in English, Spanish, and Portuguese held by the Benson Latin American Collection of the University of Texas at Austin. Selected topics are periodically updated. The titles of numbers 35-67…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Libraries, Higher Education, Latin American Culture
Soni, P. Sarita, Ed. – Research and Creative Activity, 1993
This serial issue features 6 members of the Indiana University System faculty who have focused their research on Latin America, past and present. The first article, "A Literature of Their Own," highlights Darlene Sadlier's research on Brazilian women's fiction and poetry that has led to an interest in the interplay of Brazilian and…
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, American Indians, Anthropology, Archaeology
Tatum, Charles – 1983
Geographic displacement as spiritual desolation is a theme that bonds Puerto Rican and Chicano literature. The movement of masses of people to the United States and within the United States itself has had and continues to have severe consequences for the Latino population in this country. Two novels, "Down These Mean Streets" by Piri…
Descriptors: Alienation, Immigrants, Latin American Literature, Literary Criticism

Vargas Llosa, Mario – Books Abroad, 1970
Descriptors: Hispanic American Literature, Latin American Culture, Latin American Literature, Novels

Rodriguez-Ford, Pilar; Georgalas, Sotiri – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1983
Results of a statistical study of the two imperfect subjunctive endings in Spanish and Latin American journalism show the use of "-se" to be decreasing, although usage is slightly higher in Spain. Use of the imperfect subjuntive with an indicative meaning is also slightly more common in Spain. (MSE)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Journalism, Language Research, Language Usage