Is Ariel Dorfman a Latino?: The Place of Alterlatinos in Latino Studies

Year 2015, Issue: 42, 15 - 27, 01.10.2015

Sophia Mcclennen

Abstract

This article asks whether the identity of the alterlatino puts pressure on the identity markers used to define Latino identity. It begins by suggesting a number of critical angles that could be pursued in order to reflect on how the study of alterlatinos might contribute to the work of Latino Studies. Thinking about the alterlatino helps to expose the limits and boundaries both artificially imposed and real that have shaped the idea of who is a member of this group and who has the right to represent it. The case of Ariel Dorfman is used to exemplify my points

Keywords

Identity, Latino, alterlatino, groups, Ariel Dorfman

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