"Two centuries ago, Villemain described literature as an expression of society; one century later Benedetto Croce replied that what really counts is that literature is always expression. Proving both right, Francine Masiello has written a much-needed book that brings back the aesthetic dimension to a study of current Spanish American literary production grounded on her exceptionally insightful understanding of the current turn in the history of the region."--Tulio Halperin-Donghi, author of "The Contemporary History of Latin America"

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
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Introduction
Part I. Masks
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1. In Search of a Subject: Latin American Intellectuals at Century’s End
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2. The Spectacle of “Difference”

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Part II. Maps
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3. Gender Traffic on the North/South Horizon
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4. Bodies in Transit: Travel, Translation, and Sexuality
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Part III. Markets
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5. The Politics of the Test: Experience, Representation, and the Return of lo popular
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6. From Museum to Street: Poetry for the New Millennium
Notes
Works Cited
Index