The Latinx Files
eBook - ePub

The Latinx Files

Race, Migration, and Space Aliens

  1. 172 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Latinx Files

Race, Migration, and Space Aliens

About this book

In The Latinx Files, Matthew David Goodwin traces how Latinx science fiction writers are reclaiming the space alien from its xenophobic legacy in the science fiction genre. The book argues that the space alien is a vital Latinx figure preserving Latinx cultures by activating the myriad possible constructions of the space alien to represent race and migration in the popular imagination. The works discussed in this book, including those of H.G. Wells, Gloria AnzaldĂșa, Junot Diaz, AndrĂ© M. Carrington, and many others, often explicitly reject the derogatory correlation of the space alien and Latinxs, while at other times, they contain space aliens that function as a source of either enlightenment or horror for Latinx communities. Throughout this nuanced analysis, The Latinx Files demonstrates how the character of the space alien has been significant to Latinx communities and has great potential for future writers and artists. 
 

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword: Why the Space of the Latinx Speculative Matters by Frederick Luis Aldama
  8. Preface: The X in the Latinx Files
  9. Introduction: A Brief Survey of Latinx Science Fiction
  10. 1. On Space Aliens
  11. 2. Gloria AnzaldĂșa and the Making of an Alien Consciousness
  12. 3. Reclaiming the Space Alien
  13. 4. Aliens in a Strange Land
  14. 5. The Unbearable Enlightenment of the Space Alien
  15. 6. Space Aliens and the Discovery of Horror
  16. 7. La conciencia Chupacabras
  17. Conclusion: Fight the Future
  18. Acknowledgments
  19. Notes
  20. Works Cited
  21. Index
  22. About the Author