The first sustained critical examination of the work of
Dominican-American writer Junot Diaz, this interdisciplinary
collection considers how Diaz's writing illuminates the world of
Latino cultural expression and trans-American and diasporic
literary history. Interested in conceptualizing Diaz's decolonial
imagination and his radically re-envisioned world, the contributors
show how his aesthetic and activist practice reflect a significant
shift in American letters toward a hemispheric and planetary
culture. They examine the intersections of race, Afro-Latinidad,
gender, sexuality, disability, poverty, and power in Diaz's work.
Essays in the volume explore issues of narration, language, and
humor in The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, the racialized
constructions of gender and sexuality in Drown and This Is How You
Lose Her, and the role of the zombie in the short story "Monstro."
Collectively, they situate Diaz's writing in relation to American
and Latin American literary practices and reveal the author's
activist investments. The volume concludes with Paula Moya's
interview with Diaz. Contributors: Glenda R. Carpio, Arlene Davila,
Lyn Di Iorio, Junot Diaz, Monica Hanna, Jennifer Harford Vargas,
Ylce Irizarry, Claudia Milian, Julie Avril Minich, Paula M. L.
Moya, Sarah Quesada, Jose David Saldivar, Ramon Saldivar, Silvio
Torres-Saillant, Deborah R. Vargas
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