The Literary Studies Shelf

The Bard in the Borderlands: Volume 1
Katherine Gillen, editor
Adrianna M. Santos, editor
Kathryn Vomero Santos, editor
ACMRS Press
Arizona State University
PO Box 874402, Tempe, AZ 85287-4402
https://acmrspress.com
9780866988384, $19.95, PB, 350pp

https://www.amazon.com/Bard-Borderlands-Anthology-Shakespeare-Appropriation= s/dp/0866988386

Synopsis: For several decades, Chicanx and Indigenous theater makers have b= een re-purposing Shakespeare's plays to reflect the histories and lived rea= lities of the US-Mexico Borderlands and to create space to tell stories of = and for La Frontera. Celebrating this rich tradition, :The Bard in the Bord= erlands: An Anthology of Shakespeare Appropriations en La Frontera" brings =
a wide range of Borderlands Shakespeare plays together for the first time i=
n a multi-volume open-access scholarly edition.

Collaboratively co-edited by the academic editorial team of Katherine Gille=
n, Adrianna M. Santos, and Kathryn Vomero Santos, "The Bard in the Borderla= nds: An Anthology of Shakespeare Appropriations en La Frontera, Volume 1" i=
s anthology that celebrates the dynamic, multilingual reworking of canon an=
d place that defines Borderlands Shakespeare, and it situates these geograp= hically and temporally diverse plays within the robust study of Shakespeare=
's global afterlives.

The editors offer a critical framework for understanding the artistic and p= olitical traditions that shape these plays and the place of Shakespeare wit= hin the multilayered colonial histories of the region. Borderlands Shakespe= are plays, they contend, do not simply reproduce Shakespeare in new context=
s but rather use his work in innovative ways to negotiate colonial power an=
d to envision socially just futures.

Critique: "The Bard in the Borderlands: An Anthology of Shakespeare Appropr= iations en La Frontera, Volume 1" features a wide range of plays that deftl=
y re-imagine Shakespeare works from Borderlands perspectives. Unique, groun= d-breaking, exceptional, thought-provoking, and inherently fascinating, "Th=
e Bard in the Borderlands" is a distinctive, ground-breaking, and unreserve= dly recommended as an addition to personal, professional, community, colleg=
e, and university library Shakespeare studies collections. Of special appea=
l and value for readers with an interest in Hispanic American Dramas & Play=
s, it should be noted that "The Bard in the Borderlands" is also available =
in a paperback edition (9780866988391, $19.95).

Editorial Note #1: Katherine Gillen (https://tamus.academia.edu/KGillen/Cur= riculumVitae) is associate professor of English at Texas A&M University-San=
Antonio. She is the author of Chaste Value: Economic Crisis, Female Chasti= ty, and the Production of Social Difference on Shakespeare's Stage.

Editorial Note #2: Adrianna M. Santos (https://adriannasantos.wordpress.com=
) is an assistant professor of English at Texas A&M University-San Antonio = where she acts as cocoordinator of the Mexican American, Latinx, and Border= lands Studies interdisciplinary minor.

Editorial Note #3: Kathryn Vomero Santos (https://kathrynvomerosantos.com) =
is assistant professor of English and codirector of the Humanities Collecti=
ve at Trinity University. She currently serves as Performance Reviews Edito=
r for Shakespeare Bulletin.

EDITOR'S NOTE:

The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promo= ting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no fund=
s from authors or publishers. Full permission is given to post any of these=
reviews on thematically appropriate websites, newsgroups, listserves, inte= rnet discussion groups, organizational newsletters, or to interested indivi= duals. Please give the Midwest Book Review a credit line when doing so.

The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines "Califo= rnia Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch", "MBR Bookwat= ch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch". All are available=
for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www (dot) midwestbookreview=
(dot) com

Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them to:

James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129

To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to Frugal= muse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title, author, publish= er, publisher address, publisher website/phone number, 13-digit ISBN number=
, and list price).

James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review

--- MBSE BBS v1.0.8.4 (Linux-x86_64)
* Origin: ---:- FTN<->UseNet Gate -:--- (3:633/280.2@fidonet)