The Latin American Identity and the African Diaspora
Author | : Antonio Olliz Boyd |
Publisher | : Cambria Press |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781604977042 |
ISBN-13 | : 1604977043 |
Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Antonio Olliz Boyd is an emeritus professor of Latin American literature at Temple University. He holds a PhD from Stanford University, an MS from Grorgetown University, and a BA from Long Island University. Dr. Olliz Boyd has published various essays on Afro Latino aesthetics in literature in volumes, such as the Dictionary of Literary Biography: Modern Latin-American Fiction Writers; Singular Like a Bird: The Art of Nancy Morejon; Imagination, Emblems and Expressions: Essays on Latin American, Caribbean, and Continental Culture and Identity; Blacks in Hispanic Literature: Critical Essays among others, as well as articles on Afro Latino literary criticism in various refereed journals. --Book Jacket.