Paula Moya
The Social Imperative
- ISBN 13:
- 9780804797023
- author:
- Paula Moya
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 264
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 1.4 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Society, Politics & Philosophy, Social Sciences, Multicultural Studies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Social Imperative: A New Approach to Literary Criticism Paula Moya's thought-provoking book challenges the way we engage with literature and its impact on our understanding of the world. By exploring the relationship between reader and text, Moya demonstrates how literature can shape our perceptions and alter cultural imaginaries. Through a close reading approach that considers the social context in which literature is written and read, Moya shows how works by authors such as Junot Diaz, Toni Morrison, and Helena Maria Viramontes can help us better understand weighty social issues. This book highlights the importance of how we read literature, not just what we read. By examining the ways in which literature reflects, promotes, and contests sociocultural ideas about race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, Moya makes a compelling case for the power of literature to inspire change and promote greater understanding.
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