Bootstraps: From an American Academic of Color
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Book Overview
Bootstraps is an unusual book: at one level it is autobiographical, detailing the life of an American of Puerto Rican extraction from his childhood in New York City to an academic post at a university. At another level, Villanueva ponders his experiences in light of the history of rhetoric, the English Only movement, current socio- and psycholinguistic theory, and the writings of Gramsci and Freire, among others.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0814103774
ISBN13:9780814103777
Release Date:January 1993
Publisher:National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte
Length:151 Pages
Weight:0.58 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 8.8" x 6.0"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Oye, comemierda: el autor es boriqua.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Of course, anyone who has actually read the book will know that Villanueva is from a Puerto Rican family, not a Mexican one.Not that it matters. This is an important book for anyone in English studies, not just rhetoric & composition. Read it now.
A Mexican who became a success, in spite of the odds!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is a true story of the prejudice that Mexicans and people of color face in school and and in life. Luckily, he found a teacher who understood him, and gave him hope. Today, Victor Villanueva is a leader of his field, but still many people who would accept him if he was white, will not accept him because of his Mexican heritage.
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