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标题：‘I blamed this all on moving to Texas’: Fostering Sense of Place through Locative Literature among US Latina Girls
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作者：Claudia Cristina da Silva ; Valentina Nisi ; Joseph Straubhaar 等
期刊名称：MatLit : Materialidades da Literatura
电子版ISSN：2182-8830
出版年度：2018
卷号：6
期号：2
页码：149-166
DOI：10.14195/2182-8830_6-2_11
出版社：Universidade de Coimbra
摘要：This study explores how US Latina girls, in Central Texas, may develop a stronger sense of place and belonging through the grasping and crafting of locative literature. This work presents the results of a field study, in which training about locative narratives and locative media was provided during two different occasions. Firstly, a four-day workshop was conducted within the context of a summer camp with girls organized by a non-profit organization called Latinitas, based in Austin, Texas, USA. Secondly, the training was provided within the context of an after-school program, in a middle school, given also by Latinitas, to girls age ranging from 11 to 13, during five lessons spanning over five weeks. We found that the process of creating narratives rooted in the concept of place helped the participants to reflect on the location where they live, their locality, and their identity.