Dominican diaspora literature: marketing and pedagogical considerations.
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Dominican-american literature, Dominican women writers in the us, Marianela medrano, Ana-maurine lara
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This paper examines questions around the visibility and availability of Dominican diaspora literature in the United States and underscores the literary production of several women authors who have received little critical attention but whose contributions to the field deserve closer scrutiny and consideration. Through an analysis of what comprises today’s Dominican diaspora literary canon, this essay addresses some of the following questions: What role does language play in the marketability and academic interest generated by writers of Dominican descent living and writing in the US? How is Dominican diaspora literature being defined and by whom?
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Sobeira Latorre, Southern Connecticut State University, United States
Undergraduate: Amherst College (BA) Graduate: State University of New York at Stony Brook (PhD) Title of the article in Spanish: Liteartura de la diaspora dominicana: pedagogical and reception considerations.