Books in the Cultural Studies of the Americas series

A redrawing of the lineage of Brazilian and Spanish-American literatures, this book advocates an understanding of the relationships between cultures as a process of "transculturation" rather than "acculturation"-a process that emphasizes the often- ignored impact of the peripheral culture on the one that assumes.

It studies the representation of American space during the initial confrontation between Europeans and Amerindians and during the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.

Offers a study that asks how the art produced about the US-Mexico border - from picture postcards to films and performances - reflects political and economic transformations occurring worldwide. Starting with a discussion of photography and film about the Mexican Revolution, this book traces how this border has been represented in art.

Traces how Cuba's revolutionary past and uncertain future collide with post - Cold War realities. Four decades ago, the Cuban revolution captured the world's attention. The author explores the sites, both physical and imaginative, where memory bears upon Cuba's collective history in ways that illuminate the extended moment of uncertainty.