| The Contemporary Mexican Chronicle.
Theoretical Perspectives on the Liminal Genre.
Edited by Ignacio Corona and Beth E. Jorgensen.
New York: SUNY Univ Press, 2002.
Essays, chronicles, journalism. Ensayos, crónicas, periodismo.
Paperback. Encuadernación rústica.
ISBN 0791453545. 266 pp. Editorial Comment: Diverse perspectives on the chronicleas a literary genre and socio-cultural practice.The crónica, or chronicle, which crosses the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction, literature and journalism, is a highly polemical and widely read form of writing in Mexico and throughout Latin America, where it plays an influential cultural, social, and historical role. For the first time, this book addresses the theory and practice of the chronicle in twentieth-century Mexico. Contributions by Mexican writers such as Carlos Monsiváis and Elena Poniatowska and essays on a wide range of texts and authors provide diverse perspectives on the chronicle as a literary genre and as a cultural and social practice. It is amazing that there are almost no studies of the genre of the crónica. The radical reformulation of the essay format and sharp analytic commentaries about contemporary Mexico have made crónica one of the most signal genres of the late twentieth century. This book provides a thorough introduction, tracing the crónica historical roots, giving a very well conceived argument about the contributions of the contemporary crónica, along with close readings of specific texts. This volume fills an important gap and will become a standard reference. Debra A. Castillo, author of Easy Women: Sex and Gender in Modern Mexican Fiction Contributors include José Joaquín Blanco, Ignacio Corona, Linda Egan, Juan G. Gelpí, Aníbal González, Beth E.Jrgensen, Vicente Leñero, Mary K. Long, Dante Medina, Carlos Monsiváis, Elena Poniatowska, Rossana Reguillo, Dawn Slack, Cynthia Steele, and Juan Villoro. Ignacio Corona is Assistant Professor of Spanish at The Ohio State University and the author of Despues de Tlatelolco:Las narrativas políticas en México (19761990). Beth E. Jrgensen is Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of Rochester and the author of The Writing of Elena Poniatowska: Engaging Dialogues. Table Of Contents Acknowledgments
Introduction
Ignacio Corona and Beth E. Jorgensen Part I.
Chronicle Writing: Reflections on Contemporary Practice
1. On the Chronicle in Mexico Carlos Monsivais
2. How I Started Writing Chronicles and Why I Never Stopped Elena Poniatowska
3. Patience and Urgency Dante Medina
4. Border(line) Texts: The Chronicle, Writing in the Open Rossana Reguillo
5. Questioning the Chronicle Jose Joaquin Blanco, Vicente Lenero, and Juan Villoro Part II. Theoretical Perspectives on the Liminal Genre
6. Matters of Fact: The Contemporary Mexican Chronicle and/as Nonfiction Narrative Beth E. Jorgensen
7. Play on Words: Chronicling the Essay Linda Egan
8. At the Intersection: Chronicle and Ethnography Ignacio Corona
9. Modernismo, Journalism, and the Ethics of Writing: Manuel Gutiérrez Najera's "La hija del aire" Anibal Gonzalez
10. Writing the City: The Chronicles of Salvador Novo Mary K. Long
11. Walking in the Modern City: Subjectivity and Cultural Contacts in the Urban Cronicas of Salvador Novo and Carlos Monsivais Juan G. Gelpi
12. Christina Pacheco's Narratives: Multimedia Chronicles Dawn Slack Afterword Introduction Ignacio Coronoa and Beth E. Jorgensen
The Rainforest Chronicles of Subcomandante Marcos Cynthia Steele
Contributors' Biographies Index
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