{"product_id":"new-approaches-to-latin-american-juan-poblete-9781138067967","title":"New Approaches to Latin American Studies: Culture and Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcademic and research fields are moved by fads, waves, revolutionaries, paradigm shifts, and \u003ci\u003eturns\u003c\/i\u003e. They all imply a certain degree of change that alters the conditions of a stable system, producing an imbalance that needs to be addressed by the field itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Approaches to Latin American Studies: Culture and Power \u003c\/i\u003eoffers researchers and students from different theoretical fields an essential, \u003ci\u003eturn\u003c\/i\u003e-organized overview of the radical transformation of epistemological and methodological assumptions in Latin American Studies from the end of the 1980s to the present. Sixteen chapters written by experts in their respective fields help explain the various ways in which to think about these shifts. Questions posited include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy are \u003ci\u003eturns \u003c\/i\u003eso crucial?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow did they alter the shape or direction of the field?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat new questions, objects, or problems did they contribute?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat were or are their limitations?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat did they displace or prevent us from considering?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the \u003ci\u003eturns \u003c\/i\u003eincluded are: memory, transnational, popular culture, decolonial, feminism, affect, indigenous studies, transatlantic, ethical, post\/hegemony, deconstruction, cultural policy, subalternism, gender and sexuality, performance, and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juan Poblete\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138067962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138067967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Juan Poblete","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065354334463,"sku":"9781138067967","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47d2aac7-ca88-446e-b5d5-c21e46a991a4.jpg?v=1768674645","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-approaches-to-latin-american-juan-poblete-9781138067967","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}