The author of three books, Karin Rosa Ikas is a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer at the University of Wurzburg, Germany, in the Department of English, American, and Cultural Studies. Her graduate studies included periods as an exchange student at various universities throughout the American Southwest.
According to Ikas, lecturer and graduate researcher for Chicano studies at the University of New Mexico and the Berkeley and Santa Barbara campuses of the University of California, the modern Chicana is no longer a willing subordinate of any male - much less a victim. This argument is reinforced by interviews with ten prominent Chicana writers (among them Gloria Anzaldua, Denise Chavez, Pat Mora, and Cherrie Moraga), who describe the lives of Chicanas - not Chicanos or male Hispanics. Each chapter features a different author and contains a brief biography and list of writings. In addition, Ikas's skillful questions elicit personal details about what each writer wishes to accomplish in life and convey in specific works, which range from short stories and poems to mysteries and sit-coms. Select topics include Chicana feminism - especially gender roles and sexuality, the effects of landscape and border on a culture, and the craft of writing vs. the more traditional tasks allotted to women. What results is an insightful study that can change readers' perceptions. Recommended for academic and larger public libraries. -Nedra C. Evers, Sacramento P.L. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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