Background
Kanellos, Nicolás was born on January 31, 1945 in New York City. Son of Constantino and Inés (de Choudens) Kanellos.
( Providing a detailed historical overview of Hispanic li...)
Providing a detailed historical overview of Hispanic literature in the United States from the Spanish colonial period to the present, this extensive chronology provides the context within which such writers as Sandra Cisneros, Rodolfo Anaya, and Oscar Hijuelos have worked. Hispanic literature in the United States is covered from the Spanish colonial period to the present. A detailed historical overview and a separate survey of Hispanic drama provide researchers and general readers with indispensable information and insight into Hispanic literature. An extensive chronology traces the development of Hispanic literature and culture in the United States from 1492 to 2002, providing the context within which such Hispanic writers such as Sandra Cisneros, Rodolfo Anaya, and Oscar Hijuelos have worked. Topics include an overview and chronology of Hispanic literature in the United States, a who's who of Hispanic authors, significant trends, movements, and themes, publishing trends, an overview of Hispanic drama, adn the 100 essential Hispanic literary works. Biographical entries describe the careers, importance, and major works of notable Hispanic novelists, poets, and playwrights writing in English or Spanish. A comprehensive, up-to-date bibliography lists primary sources. Essays detail the most important past and current trends in Hispanic literature, including bilingualism, Chicano literature, children's literature, exile literature, folklore, immigrant literature, Nuyorican literature, poetry, and women and feminism in Hispanic literature. More than 100 exceptional illustrations of writers, plays in performance, and first editions of important works are included.
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(A Gale Research publication. The Hispanic-American Almana...)
A Gale Research publication. The Hispanic-American Almanac is a reference work on Hispanics in the United States. As America's fastest-growing ethnic group, Hispanics represent a major force in U.S. economy, politics and culture. This Almanac provides one-of-a-kind coverage on all aspects of Hispanic-American history and culture, covering business, population growth, religion, scholarship, arts, media, and more. Its 780 pages hold 25 subject chapters, illustrated with 400 photos, maps, and charts, and offer a single source for inquiries into the Hispanic-American experience.
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This comprehensive reference book is divided into eleven chronological chapters, all of which include short biographies of key figures. It is also supplemented with several shorter sections: regional histories, which documents the peoples of Mexico & the U.S. Southwest, the Hispanic Caribbean & the Eastern U.S., Central America, & South America; a historical timeline; excerpts from or entire important historical legal documents; & a glossary of commonly used terms. Includes a category index. An extensive general index provides quick access to numerous people, places, & events. Black & white photos & illustrations.
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By all accounts, the most important document for studying history, literature, and culture of Hispanics in the United States has been Spanish-language newspapers. Now, a noted cultural historian an a respected indexer-bibliographer have teamed up to provide the first comprehensive and authoritative source on the production, worldview, and distribution of these periodicals. This useful compendium includes richly annotated entries, notes, and three indexes: by subject, by date, and by geography. The bibliography includes some 1,700 entries in standard bibliographic annotation.
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This is one of a series of brief anthologies designed for ethnic, multicultural and American literature courses. The series aims to introduce undergraduates to the rich but often neglected literary contributions of established and newer ethnic writers to American literature. Each text is organized chronlogically by genre and represents a wide range of literature. An introduction provides an historical overview and a celebration of the diversity within each ethnic group. It also addresses the general literary concerns students are likely to encounter in their readings. A seperate thematic table of contents provides the tutor with more flexibility in the classroom. All four anthologies include three bibliographies which suggest novels for further reading; aid students in their research and recommend films that would enhance the studies. Ishmael Reed, the general editor, is founder of the American Book Awards.
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This book promises to be a very useful reference work, covering material that has heretofore been hard to find. . . . . useful in academic libraries and large public libraries. Reference Books Bulletin This dictionary provides an exhaustive reference guide to representative figures in Hispanic literature within the geographic, political, and cultural boundaries of the United States. While concentrating on contemporary writers who have made or promise to make a lasting contribution to multiethnic letters in this country, it is designed to make accessible to the English-language reader a literary world that has until now been articulated primarily in Spanish. Focusing mainly on Puerto Rican and Cuban writers, each entry summarizes the importance of the subject and indicates the literary genres and themes cultivated. There is a brief biography of each author, an analysis of major works and themes, and a survey of the criticism of the author's works. The first and most comprehensive volume on the subject, this extraordinarily detailed sourcebook is a compilation of bio-bibliographical essays on leading Hispanic novelists, poets, and dramatists, and includes secondary bibliographies for each entry as well as a general bibliography on Hispanic literature. Especially highlighted are such authors as Nuyorican Miguel Pinero, winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play; Chilean novelist, critic, and editor Fernando Alegria; the Cuban-American chronicler of life in Miami's exile community, Roberto Fernandez, and others. Kanellos' work answers a definite need for comprehensive biographical and critical information on these writers, and it will be a significant addition to academic and public libraries, and to research in Spanish, English, bilingual education, and ethnic studies.
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( Hispanic theatre flourished in the United States from t...)
Hispanic theatre flourished in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century until the beginning of the Second World War—a fact that few theatre historians know. A History of Hispanic Theatre in the United States: Origins to 1940 is the very first study of this rich tradition, filled with details about plays, authors, artists, companies, houses, directors, and theatrical circuits. Sixteen years of research in public and private archives in the United States, Mexico, Spain, and Puerto Rico inform this study. In addition, Kanellos located former performers and playwrights, forgotten scripts, and old photographs to bring the life and vitality of live theatre to his text. He organizes the book around the cities where Hispanic theatre was particularly active, including Los Angeles, San Antonio, New York, and Tampa, as well as cities on the touring circuit, such as Laredo, El Paso, Tucson, and San Francisco. Kanellos charts the major achievements of Hispanic theatre in each city—playwriting in Los Angeles, vaudeville and tent theatre in San Antonio, Cuban/Spanish theatre in Tampa, and pan-Hispanism in New York—as well as the individual careers of several actors, writers, and directors. And he uncovers many gaps in the record—reminders that despite its popularity, Hispanic theatre was often undervalued and unrecorded.
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( Immigration has been one of the basic realities of life...)
Immigration has been one of the basic realities of life for Latino communities in the United States since the nineteenth century. It is one of the most important themes in Hispanic literature, and it has given rise to a specific type of literature while also defining what it means to be Hispanic in the United States. Immigrant literature uses predominantly the language of the homeland; it serves a population united by that language, irrespective of national origin; and it solidifies and furthers national identity. The literature of immigration reflects the reasons for emigrating, records—both orally and in writing—the trials and tribulations of immigration, and facilitates adjustment to the new society while maintaining links with the old society. Based on an archive assembled over the past two decades by author Nicolás Kanellos's Recovering the U. S. Hispanic Literary Heritage project, this comprehensive study is one of the first to define this body of work. Written and recorded by people from Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, the texts presented here reflect the dualities that have characterized the Hispanic immigrant experience in the United States since the mid-nineteenth century, set always against a longing for homeland.
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language and liberal studies educator
Kanellos, Nicolás was born on January 31, 1945 in New York City. Son of Constantino and Inés (de Choudens) Kanellos.
Bachelor in Spanish, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1966. Master of Arts in Romance Languages, University Texas, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish and Portuguese, University Texas, 1974.
Postgraduate in Mexican Literature and Culture, University Autónoma Mexico, Mexico City, 1965. Postgraduate in Portuguese Literature and Culture, University Lisboa, Portugal, 1970. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Arizona, 2001.
From assistant to associate professor Indiana University Northwest, Gary, 1970-1979. Associate professor University Houston, 1979-1985, professor, since 1985, Brown Foundation professor, endowed chair, since 1996. Founder, director Teatro Desengano del Pueblo, Gary, 1972-1979.
Founder, public Arte Publico Press/U. Houston, since 1979. Public The Americas Review, 1973-1999. Appointed Literature Policy Panel National Education Association, 1987-1990.
Appointed to Arts Advisory Committee, Educational Testing Svc./The College Board, 1987. Appointed President Clinton National Council on the Humanities, 1994. Distinguished visiting scholar Center Humanities and Arts University Georgia, 2003.
Lecturer, presenter in field.
( Providing a detailed historical overview of Hispanic li...)
( Hispanic theatre flourished in the United States from t...)
(By all accounts, the most important document for studying...)
(This comprehensive reference book is divided into eleven ...)
( Immigration has been one of the basic realities of life...)
(This is one of a series of brief anthologies designed for...)
( This book promises to be a very useful reference work, ...)
(A Gale Research publication. The Hispanic-American Almana...)
(critical/historical study)
(Book by Kanellos, Nicolas)
Member Indiana Civil Rights Commission, Gary, 1974-1975. Member arts advisory committee New York College Board, since 1989. Literature consultant National Education Association, Washington, 1985-1990.
President Bishop's Committee Spanish Speaking, Gary, 1974-1976. Director national project. Member of Modern Language Association (New York City chapter, lecturer), Texas Committee Humanities, College Board Task Force Arts in Education, National Council Humanities, National Association Puerto Rican Studies, National Association Chicano Studies, Hispanic Forum Houston, Institute Hispanic Culture of Houston, Hispanic Society of America (associate.
Honorary, honorary), American Antiquarian Society.
Married Cristelia Pérez, May 12, 1984. 1 child, Miguel José.