This book studies the ways traditional polarized images of women have been used and challenged in the Hispanic world, especially during the 20th century and the

Contested Images: Women of Color in Popular Culture is a collection of 17 essays that analyze representations in popular culture of African American, Asian Amer

This rich collection of writings--many translated especially for this volume and some available in English for the first time--provides a journey through the hi

Explores how one group of Latin American artists express their relationship to American art, history and culture.

The bandido, the harlot, the male buffoon, the female clown, the Latin lover, and the dark lady—these have been the defining, and demeaning, images of Latinos