{"title":"José Antonio Arellano","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosé Antonio Arellano\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intricate intersections of race, class, and culture in contemporary society. His works offer insightful analysis and a thoughtful critique that resonates within the broader context of arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect engaging narratives that challenge conventional perspectives and illuminate the complexities of social identities. Arellano’s writing is essential for those interested in the dynamic forces shaping cultural discourse today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"race-class-by-jose-antonio-arellano-9781009429542","title":"Race Class","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRace Class\u003c\/em\u003e identifies two competing aesthetics, the 'recognitional' and the 'redistributive,' that developed in Mexican American literature during the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecognitional literature seeks to express an ethnic identity via a circular narratological discourse of self-creation. This expressive view of literature fosters readerly sympathy via testimony and textual personification, the author argues, but ultimately forecloses interpretive judgement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRedistributive literature instead averts the readers' sympathy to produce the evaluative distance through which interpretative judgement and structural critique are enabled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy tracking these competing aesthetics, \u003cem\u003eRace Class\u003c\/em\u003e shows why the Chicano Movement should not be understood as a working-class enterprise, why higher education cannot be a mechanism of social justice, and why the left continues to misunderstand the nature of economic inequality today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397980504300,"sku":"9781009429542","price":75.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/908e23ba0ee045835f74cb18223b85d3.jpg?v=1773777097"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jose-antonio-arellano.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}