Beschreibung:
The Latinx Files: Race, Migration, and Space Aliens traces how Latinx science fiction writers are reclaiming the space alien from its xenophobic legacy in science fiction. It argues that the space alien is a vital Latinx figure preserving Latinx cultures by activating the myriad possible constructions of the space alien to represent race and migration.
Foreword: Why the Space of the Latinx Speculative Matters by Frederick Luis AldamaPreface: The X in the Latinx FilesIntroduction: A Brief Survey of Latinx Science Fiction1 On Space Aliens2 Gloria Anzaldúa and the Making of an Alien Consciousness3 Reclaiming the Space Alien4 Aliens in a Strange Land5 The Unbearable Enlightenment of the Space Alien6 Space Aliens and the Discovery of Horror7 La conciencia ChupacabrasConclusion: Fight the FutureAcknowledgmentsNotesWorks CitedIndex