Women, Travel, and Science in Nineteenth-Century Americas
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-61505-9 (ISBN)
This book offers a new and insightful look at the interconnections between the United States, Brazil and Mexico during the nineteenth century. Gerassi-Navarro brings together U.S. and Latin American Studies with her analysis of the travel narratives of Frances Calderón de la Barca and Elizabeth Cary Agassiz. Inspired by the writings of Alexander von Humboldt these women, in their travels, expand his views on the tropics to include a social dimension to their observations on nature, culture, race, and progress in Brazil and Mexico. Highlighting the role of women as a new kind of observer as well as the complexity of connections between the United States and Latin America, Gerassi-Navarro interweaves science, politics, and aesthetics in new transnational frameworks.
Nina Gerassi-Navarro teaches Latin American Literature and Culture at Tufts University, where she is also Director of the Latin American Studies Program. She has written extensively on nation building, women, outlaws, and visual culture. Her books include Pirate Novels: Metaphors of Nation Building (1999) and the co-edited volume, Otros estudios transatlánticos: Lecturas desde lo latinoamericano (2009).
1 Travels and Observation: An Introduction.- 2 Humboldt's Cosmography.- 3 Fanny Calderón de la Barca: The Power and Privilege of Observation.- 4 Elizabeth Cary Agassiz: the Art of Scientific Observation.- 5 Conclusions.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.12.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine |
| Zusatzinfo | XVI, 276 p. 9 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 503 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Schlagworte | Alexander von Humboldt • Biography, Literature & Literary studies • Biography, Literature & Literary studies • Elizabeth Cary Agassiz • Frances Calderón de la Barca • Gender studies: women & girls • Gender studies: women & girls • History of the Americas • Latin American History • Latin American literature • Latin American women writers • Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 • Literary studies: post-colonial literature • Literature, Cultural and Media Studies • Literature: history & criticism • Literature: history & criticism • Nineteenth-Century Literature • Nineteenth-Century Travel Narratives about Brazil • Nineteenth-Century Travel Narratives about Mexico • North American literature • Postcolonial/World Literature • Science and Nineteenth-Century Travel Narratives • Women and Nineteenth-Century Travel Narratives • women's studies |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-61505-X / 331961505X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-61505-9 / 9783319615059 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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