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"The Sins of Our Legislators": Colonial Subjects and the Romance of Corporate Capitalism in María Ruiz de Burton's The Squatter and the Don

Panel: 
Romance and Colonial Conflicts in Literature by Women I: US Imperialism
Abstract: 

This paper considers María Ruiz de Burton’s novel The Squatter and the Don as it extracts the contradictions in an American studies project aimed toward interpreting U.S. imperialism on the Californio coast. I focus on Ruiz de Burton’s use of romantic tropes as they moralize collective concerns about national culture.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Ryan
Last Name: 
Heryford
Institution: 
University of California, San Diego