Imagining Empire in Central America: Dime Novels and Nineteenth-Century U.S. Literary Landscapes

Gabriela Valenzuela

University of California, Los Angeles

Gabriela Valenzuela is a second-year student in the English graduate program at UCLA, and holds an MA and BA in English from Cal State LA. Her research interests include nineteenth-century U.S. literature, print culture, Latinx studies, and women’s writing.

Abstract

Gabriela Valenzuela“Imagining Empire in Central America: Dime Novels and Nineteenth-Century U.S. Literary Landscapes”True to form, Walker: the Fillibuster, a dime novel published in 1865, foregoes subtlety. In the first... [ view full abstract ]

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  1. Gabriela Valenzuela (University of California, Los Angeles)

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P39 » “What’s in a Name?” Racialization in Transamerican Contact Zones (10:15 - Friday, 23rd March, Enchantment E)

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