The (Latin) American Scene, Present and Future (Im-)Perfect: Five Critical Conversations
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The (Latin) American Scene, Present and Future (Im-)Perfect: Five Critical Conversations
By (Author) Fernando G Herrero
Anthem Press
Anthem Press
1st April 2025
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Literary theory
History of the Americas
809
Physical Properties
Hardback
300
Width 153mm, Height 229mm, Spine 26mm
454g
Description
The author converses with five noted scholars who have done important academic work in the United States since the 1980s.
The conversations address academic agendas and university life dilemmas in the vicinity of the signs "Latin" and "Hispanic" in the United States. The volume addresses Spanish / English relations, literature and culture, history and theory (post-colonial, subaltern, etc.).
The volume includes a prologue and an epilogue. Each chapter constitutes an extensive interview with one of these colleagues.
Reviews
Course Title: After the Philanthropic Ogre: The (Latin-)American Scene in the US from 1980 to today
Author Bio
Fernando G Herrero is the author of Sobre post colonialismos maltrechos, descolonizaciones malogradas y angostamientos universitarios, Revista Umbral: Un Mundo en Crisis y Las Humanidades: Sus Retos y Futuro (Universidad de Puerto Rico) and The Latest American Appropriation of Western Universalism: A Critique of G. John Ikenberry 'Liberal International Order.' He has taught at the Universities of Birmingham and Manchester in Britain, and Duke University, Stanford University, University of Pittsburgh, Hofstra University, and Oberlin College among others in the United States. In July 2024, he will be joining as Associate Professor of Spanish and English, the international faculty team of Wenzhou Business College, University City, Wenzhou, China.
