Inter-American studies or Imperial American studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3852086 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sophia A Mcclennen (0000-0002-8607-2210, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 393-413 |
| Publication date | 2005-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative American Studies An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1477-5700 • E-ISSN: 1741-2676 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1477570005058954 |
| OpenAlex | W2029551479 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 29 |
As inter-American studies gain greater academic visibility, we are now in a position to ask whether the field constitutes an imperial threat to Latin American literary and cultural study, or whether it provides a valuable basis for cross-cultural comparison. Do inter-American studies represent the latest variation on the Monroe Doctrine of policing the region? What do we make of the fact that inter-American studies blossoms just as Latin Americanism becomes increasingly more powerful in the academy? This article argues that while questions of empire and appropriation must be considered as we assess this burgeoning field of inquiry, an inter-American perspective also affords possibilities for studying cultural production. These possibilities include comparative studies of works that have been largely marginalized by scholars of the Americas, such as Brazilian and indigenous literatures. In addition, the inter-American approach is able to put pressure on nationalist and cultural essentialist epistemes by focusing on the ways that culture often transgresses borders, both geographic and identitarian
American studies · Appropriation · Art · Epistemology · Essentialism · Indigenous · Latin Americans · Literature · Nationalism · Political science · Sociology · Anthropology · Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America · History · Latin American and Latino Studies · Latin American Literature Studies · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,72 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2023 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |