Shame and Pride in Narrative

This book analyzes personal experiences of language through the voices of Mexican immigrant women, in relation to the racialization discourses that frame the social life of Mexican immigrant communities in the United States. It reveals the power of narrative, understood as a social practice, to validate and give meaning to people's lives.

Autorentext

Ana María Relaño Pastor is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Department of Modern Philology (English Studies) at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Her research interests include narrative, emotion and identity, language socialization of Latino communities in the USA, Spanish in the USA and linguistic education of immigrant communities in Spain. She has published her work in a number of journals including the Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, Spanish in Context and Narrative Inquiry.

Inhalt

1. Mexicalifornia: Mexican Immigrant Women at the Tijuana-San Diego Border 2. Narrating Language Experiences 3. Mexicanas at La Clase Mágica 4. Racialization in Narratives of Language Experiences 5. Shame and Pride: Defendiéndose in Narrative 6. Conclusions: Narrative Revelations