Edna Acosta‐Belén
Biographic Data
| ID | 6738604 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edna Acosta‐Belén |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edna |
| FAMILY NAME | Acosta‐Belén |
| SIGNATURE | BELÉN E A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University at Albany, State University of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Researching Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
This comprehensive critique and review of two decades of cross-disciplinary research discusses how current scholarship on women and gender in specific disciplines or topical areas - including history, anthropology, sociology, political economy and literature - is reconstructing knowledge, expanding traditional fields of enquiry and revitalizing Latin-American and Caribbean studies
Puerto Ricans in the United States
Beyond Island Boundaries
One of the most common concerns among those who study the Puerto Rican reality is the extent of the alleged Americanization or cultural assimilation resulting from almost a century of U.S. colonial domination of the island. This cultural aggression, a process endemic to the colonial relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States which began in 1898, has been the subject of numerous studies and debates over the preservation and deteriorati…
Puerto Rican poetry
Puerto Ricans in the United States
U.S. Latina and Latin American Feminisms
Patriarchy on the Line
Women in the Latin American Development Process
A Melus Interview
The last few decades have witnessed literary historians and critics in the United States engaged in the formidable task of redefining the American literary experience to recognize the presence and integrate the multiple voices of vital but neglected minority cultures. Specific issues regarding the reconceptualization and opening of the traditional canon, critical approaches, curriculum content and pedagogical practices, the place of writings in l…
Beyond Island Boundaries
From Structural Subordination to Empowerment
This article argues that the condition of women in Third World societies cannot be separated from the colonial experience since the power relationships that were established during the colonial era between Europe and its territories, and between women and men, have not varied significantly and are still recreated through contemporary mechanisms. For example, development projects promoted by Western countries to modernize the Third World have, in …
The Hispanic Experience in the United States
Demographic Profiles U.S. Hispanics: Changing the Face of America by Cary Davis, Carl Haub, and JoAnne L. Willette New York Hispanics: A Demographic Overview by Douglas T. Gurak Immigration, Assimilation, and Cultural Identity From Settlers to Newcomers: The Hispanic Legacy in the United States by Edna Acosta-Belen Telling Hispanics Apart: Latino Sociocultural by J. Jorge Klor de Alva Migration and Identity: A Comparison of Puerto Rican and Cuban…
En Torno a la Nueva Cuentistica Puertorriqueña
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From Structural Subordination to Empowerment
This article argues that the condition of women in Third World societies cannot be separated from the colonial experience since the power relationships that were established during the colonial era between Europe and its territories, and between women and men, have not varied significantly and are still recreated through contemporary mechanisms. For example, development projects promoted by Western countries to modernize the Third World have, in …
Beyond Island Boundaries
U.S. Latina and Latin American Feminisms
En Torno a la Nueva Cuentistica Puertorriqueña
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The Hispanic Experience in the United States
Demographic Profiles U.S. Hispanics: Changing the Face of America by Cary Davis, Carl Haub, and JoAnne L. Willette New York Hispanics: A Demographic Overview by Douglas T. Gurak Immigration, Assimilation, and Cultural Identity From Settlers to Newcomers: The Hispanic Legacy in the United States by Edna Acosta-Belen Telling Hispanics Apart: Latino Sociocultural by J. Jorge Klor de Alva Migration and Identity: A Comparison of Puerto Rican and Cuban…
From Structural Subordination to Empowerment
This article argues that the condition of women in Third World societies cannot be separated from the colonial experience since the power relationships that were established during the colonial era between Europe and its territories, and between women and men, have not varied significantly and are still recreated through contemporary mechanisms. For example, development projects promoted by Western countries to modernize the Third World have, in …
Beyond Island Boundaries
A Melus Interview
The last few decades have witnessed literary historians and critics in the United States engaged in the formidable task of redefining the American literary experience to recognize the presence and integrate the multiple voices of vital but neglected minority cultures. Specific issues regarding the reconceptualization and opening of the traditional canon, critical approaches, curriculum content and pedagogical practices, the place of writings in l…
Women in the Latin American Development Process
Patriarchy on the Line
U.S. Latina and Latin American Feminisms
Puerto Ricans in the United States
Puerto Rican poetry
Beyond Island Boundaries
One of the most common concerns among those who study the Puerto Rican reality is the extent of the alleged Americanization or cultural assimilation resulting from almost a century of U.S. colonial domination of the island. This cultural aggression, a process endemic to the colonial relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States which began in 1898, has been the subject of numerous studies and debates over the preservation and deteriorati…
Puerto Ricans in the United States
Researching Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
This comprehensive critique and review of two decades of cross-disciplinary research discusses how current scholarship on women and gender in specific disciplines or topical areas - including history, anthropology, sociology, political economy and literature - is reconstructing knowledge, expanding traditional fields of enquiry and revitalizing Latin-American and Caribbean studies
Political science (10 works) · Latin American and Latino Studies (9 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Art (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Latin Americans (3 works)