Nerds, Goths, Geeks, and Freaks: Outsiders in Chicanx and Latinx Young Adult Literature Boffone Trevor
Nerds, Goths, Geeks, and Freaks: Outsiders in Chicanx and Latinx Young Adult Literature Boffone Trevor Contributions by Carolina Alonso, Elena Avil s, Trevor Boffone, Christi Cook, Ella Diaz, Amanda…
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Nerds, Goths, Geeks, and Freaks: Outsiders in Chicanx and Latinx Young Adult Literature Boffone Trevor
Contributions by Carolina Alonso, Elena Avil s, Trevor Boffone, Christi Cook, Ella Diaz, Amanda Ellis, Cristina Herrera, Guadalupe Garc a McCall, Domino P rez, Adrianna M. The essays in this volume address questions of outsider identities and how these identities are shaped by mainstream myths around Chicanx and Latinx young people, particularly with the common stereotype of the struggling, underachieving inner-city teens.Contributors also grapple with how young adults reclaim what it means to be an outsider, weirdo, nerd, or goth, and how the reclamation of these marginalized identities expand conversations around authenticity and narrow Santos, Roxanne Schroeder-Arce, Lettycia Terrones, and Tim WadhamIn Nerds, Goths, Geeks, and Freaks: Outsiders in Chicanx and Latinx Young Adult Literature, the outsider intersects with discussions of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality.