African and Latin American Immigrant Women's Self-identity and Otherness: Searching for a Place and Space in Twenty-first Century Spain

Panel:

Latin American Cinema and Literature I: Borders and Adaptations

Abstract:

This presentation analyzes how Spanish director Iciar Bollain's Flores de otro mundo and Angeles Caso's novel Contra el viento use the theme of women's immigration in Spain in order to reflect upon such concepts as self-identity and otherness.

Presenter Information

First Name:

Nathalie

Last Name:

Kasselis-Smith

Institution:

Central Washington University

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PAMLA 2010 - Honolulu

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African and Latin American Immigrant Women's Self-identity and Otherness: Searching for a Place and Space in Twenty-first Century Spain

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