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Shame and Pride in Narrative

Mexican Women's Language Experiences at the U.S.-Mexico Border

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  1. Ana María Relaño Pastor

    1. University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Mexicalifornia: Mexican Immigrant Women at the Tijuana—San Diego Border

    • Ana María Relaño Pastor
    Pages 1-12

  3. Narrating Language Experiences

    • Ana María Relaño Pastor
    Pages 13-21

  4. Mexicanas at La Clase Mágica

    • Ana María Relaño Pastor
    Pages 22-33

  5. Racialization in Narratives of Language Experiences

    • Ana María Relaño Pastor
    Pages 34-74

  6. Shame and Pride: Defendiéndose in Narrative

    • Ana María Relaño Pastor
    Pages 75-95

  7. Conclusions: Narrative Revelations

    • Ana María Relaño Pastor
    Pages 96-100

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 101-119
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About this book

This book analyzes personal experiences of language through the voices of Mexican immigrant women, in relation to the racialization discourses that frame the social life of Mexican immigrant communities in the United States. It reveals the power of narrative, understood as a social practice, to validate and give meaning to people's lives.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

    Ana María Relaño Pastor

About the author

Ana María Relaño Pastor is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Department of Modern Philology (English Studies) at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Her research interests include narrative, emotion and identity, language socialization of Latino communities in the USA, Spanish in the USA and linguistic education of immigrant communities in Spain. She has published her work in a number of journals including the Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, Spanish in Context and Narrative Inquiry.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Shame and Pride in Narrative

  • Book Subtitle: Mexican Women's Language Experiences at the U.S.-Mexico Border

  • Authors: Ana María Relaño Pastor

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137348593

  • Publisher: Palgrave Pivot London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-34858-6Published: 31 January 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-34859-3Published: 31 January 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 120

  • Topics: Migration, Sociolinguistics, Latin American Culture

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