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Women, Travel, and Science in Nineteenth-Century Americas: The Politics of Observation de Nina Gerassi-Navarro

Women, Travel, and Science in Nineteenth-Century Americas: The Politics of Observation: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine

Autor Nina Gerassi-Navarro
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 24 noi 2017
This book offers a new and insightful look at the interconnections between the United States, Brazil and Mexico during the nineteenth century. Gerassi-Navarro brings together U.S. and Latin American Studies with her analysis of the travel narratives of Frances Calderón de la Barca and Elizabeth Cary Agassiz. Inspired by the writings of Alexander von Humboldt these women, in their travels, expand his views on the tropics to include a social dimension to their observations on nature, culture, race, and progress in Brazil and Mexico. Highlighting the role of women as a new kind of observer as well as the complexity of connections between the United States and Latin America, Gerassi-Navarro interweaves science, politics, and aesthetics in new transnational frameworks.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319615059
ISBN-10: 331961505X
Pagini: 314
Ilustrații: XVI, 276 p. 9 illus.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2017
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Seria Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

1 Travels and Observation: An Introduction.- 2 Humboldt's Cosmography.- 3 Fanny Calderón de la Barca: The Power and Privilege of Observation.- 4 Elizabeth Cary Agassiz: the Art of Scientific Observation.- 5 Conclusions.

Notă biografică

Nina Gerassi-Navarro teaches Latin American Literature and Culture at Tufts University, where she is also Director of the Latin American Studies Program. She has written extensively on nation building, women, outlaws, and visual culture.  Her books include Pirate Novels: Metaphors of Nation Building (1999) and the co-edited volume, Otros estudios transatlánticos: Lecturas desde lo latinoamericano (2009).

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This book offers a new and insightful look at the interconnections between the United States, Brazil and Mexico during the nineteenth century. Gerassi-Navarro brings together U.S. and Latin American Studies with her analysis of the travel narratives of Frances Calderón de la Barca and Elizabeth Cary Agassiz. Inspired by the writings of Alexander von Humboldt these women, in their travels, expand his views on the tropics to include a social dimension to their observations on nature, culture, race, and progress in Brazil and Mexico. Highlighting the role of women as a new kind of observer as well as the complexity of connections between the United States and Latin America, Gerassi-Navarro interweaves science, politics, and aesthetics in new transnational frameworks.

Caracteristici

Unites a wealth of research for scholars in Latin American Studies, U.S. American Studies of empire, Women's studies, and travel literature Collapses the boundaries of traditional studies through its examination of transnationalism and women of science, particularly within Mexico and Brazil Connects two specific case studies within a larger context to show how women participated in the development of scientific thought through their own observations and descriptions of nature Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras