In the Spirit of a New People - (American Literatures Initiative) by Randy J Ontiveros (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Reexamining the Chicano civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s, In the Spirit of a New People brings to light new insights about social activism in the twentieth-century and new lessons for progressive politics in the twenty-first. Randy J. Ontiveros explores the ways in which Chicano/a artists and activists used fiction, poetry, visual arts, theater, and other expressive forms to forge a common purpose and to challenge inequality in America."--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Next of Kin</em><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[]In the Spirit of a New Peoplesucceeds in its argument for recuperating elements of Chicana/o cultural nationalism from the 1960s and the 1970s as it was and continues to be embedded in Chicana/o art as a framework and impetus for contemporary Chicana/o political action in the present.-- "MELUS"<br><br>Elegantly demonstrates the Chicano movement's irrefutable influenceona politically astute and enduring legacy of expressive culture. Randy J.Ontiverospersuasively argues thatmovimiento-inspired art and literature offer a crucial dose of historical consciousness required for sustaining struggles for social justice. A game-changing intervention in Chicano/a and American studies, Ontiveross book moves us beyond reductionist claims and rehashed debates to reinvigorate Chicano movement scholarship.--Richard T. Rodriguez, author of Next of Kin: The Family in Chicano/a Cultural Politics<br><br>In the Spirit of a New People provides a thoughtful analysis of how the Chicano movementand social justice struggles more generallycan influence politics and culture.-- "The Journal of American History"<br><br>The books strengths lie in its reading of cultural texts, especially the visual work of Barraza; performances of El Teatro Campesino; and the writing of Cisneros, Rodolfo & Corky Gonzales, Enriqueta Vasquez, and others. Analyses of these varied works offer compelling support for Ontiveross larger argument that at least culturally the Chicano movement & didnt die at all. Contextualized in a broader history that dates to the Mexican Revolution of 1910, these examples provide persuasive evidence for the movements legacy beyond just demographic and electoral politics.-- "The Journal of American History"<br>
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