A Discourse Analysis of Mexican Banditry and National Identity. A Review of Chris Frazer's <em> Bandit Nation: A History of Outlaws and Cultural Struggle in Mexico, 1810-1920 </em> (Lincoln: U of Nebraska P, 2006)

Authors

  • Amy Robinson Bowling Green State University

Keywords:

Latin American Cultural Studies, Latin American History

Abstract

Chris Frazer investigates Mexican banditry predominantly througha discourse analysis of literary texts. To be sure, one of Frazer’s most significant and lasting contributions will be the numerous, fascinating literary critiques that he provides in this historical study.

Author Biography

Amy Robinson, Bowling Green State University

Amy Robinson es profesora asistente de Español en Bowling Green State University. Recibió su doctorado en literatura latinoamericana en la Universidad de Minnesota, en 2003, con una tesis titulada “Bandits, Outlaws and Revolutionaries in Mexican Literature, 1885-1919”. Ha publicado recientemente “Manuel Lozada and the Politics of Mexican Barbarity” (Colorado Review of Hispanic Studies, Vol. 4, Otoño 2006). Actualmente trabaja en un proyecto sobre el bandido urbano más recordado de México, Chucho el Roto.

Published

2007-08-01

How to Cite

Robinson, A. (2007). A Discourse Analysis of Mexican Banditry and National Identity. A Review of Chris Frazer’s <em> Bandit Nation: A History of Outlaws and Cultural Struggle in Mexico, 1810-1920 </em> (Lincoln: U of Nebraska P, 2006). A Contracorriente: Una Revista De Estudios Latinoamericanos, 5(1), 201–207. Retrieved from https://acontracorriente.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/acontracorriente/article/view/359

Issue

Section

Reviews: Outlaws and Bandits