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Hi everyone! I'm just testing out this talk page and getting to know the Wikipedia functions. Our group is currently reviewing this article and discussing what changes need to be made. We'll post our plan of action in a couple of days! -- Seto58 ( talk) 16:44, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
This is our plan to refurbish the article on Sandra Cisneros. We are aiming to make this a featured article so we must
The article is currently pretty poor and we have done some brainstorming on how to improve it.
We are going to restructure the article content into the following sections and each of us will take responsibility for writing certain ones:
Aside from just adding more information, our goals are to make a more captivating abstract, put more emphasis on how Cisneros fits into Chicano. Setto58 ( talk) 06:50, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
In the foreword to this book about mestizaje in the new millennium, Cisneros offers a personal reflection on what it means to be mestiza/Chicana. She also comments on the role that Chicana/o or mestiza/o artists play in shaping the mestizo identity. Relevant to: Later Life, Philosophy, List of Works, Legacy —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heathermary ( talk • contribs) 04:57, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
Cisneros has a short essay in the Introduction to the third edition of Anzaldua's book. She wrote about how Gloria Anzaldua influenced her work as a Chicana writer and about what she and Anzaldua have in common as Chicana artists. Relevant to: Later Life, Philosophy, List of Works, Legacy
This is Cisneros’ own website which is extremely useful. It has a personal message, bibliographic info, list of works, information about her foundations, plus news/magazine articles, interviews and reviews about her work. Relevant to: All.
Cruz analyzes The House on Mango Street from the perspective that it is deceptively simple and that it is actually much richer in style and meaning than it appears. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes (philosophy of writing for the people), List of Works with Summaries (The House on Mango Street)
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link).Diaz talks about the role of Chicana artists in reinterpreting the role of traditional Chicana ideologies and symbols. He uses the role of Vergüenza to show how Cisneros and other Chicano writers how recreated traditional gender roles and how they are related to the social and political aspects of their life. This relates to: Literary themes/Philosophy —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.103.93.115 ( talk) 19:51, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Doyle examines how the figure of La Llorona is relevant to Chicana writers like Cisneros focusing on Woman Hollering Creek. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes (Llorona/Malinche/Guadalupe, women’s experiences, mestiza identity), List of Works with Summaries (Woman Hollering Creek)
Doyle describes Cisneros’ place in contemporary women’s literature and feminism drawing parallels between Cisneros and Virginia Woolf. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes (How does Cisneros understand her role as a writer?) Legacy (How does Cisneros fit into women’s/feminist/Chicana literature?)
•Highlights the main themes of chicano literature. How Chicana females came in to power, and placed emphasis on gender, sexuality, and homosexuality that was previously not done by chicano men in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Related to: Philosophy, Legacy
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link).•This is a nice biography of Cisneros, how she became and author, and the things and people that inspired her to write her works. Related to: Early life and Education, Later life and Career, legacy
•This book talks about the rise of the Chicana movements not only as a whole but Chicanas against Chicanos, establishing themselves on their Gender beliefs. There is an interview with Cisneros in this on page 288. Relates to: Legacy, Literary Themes/Philosophy
This article gives historical background of why people of Spanish-Speaking ancestry in the U.S. prefer to be called “Latinos” rather than “Hispanics” and quotes Cisneros on this topic, revealing her thoughts on race, language, and identity. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes (philosophy on race, mestiza identity)
This book contains a useful interview with Sandra Cisneros about her influences, philosophy and writing style. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes, Early Life (childhood memories)
•Book talks about Woman Hollering Creek and also about the feminist and Chicana movements. Relates to: List of Works with Summary, Legacy
In this book about short stories, Lohafer comments on how Cisneros' short stories should first be read for their "storyness" and second be read for their social relevance. Relevant to: Literary Themes
Madsen gives a good overview of Chicana literature and of Cisneros and her work. Relevant to: Early Life (basic facts), Later Life and Writing Career (basic facts), Philosophy and Literary Themes (feminine and Chicana subjectivity), List of Works with Summaries (The House on Mango Street, Woman Hollering Creek, My Wicked Wicked Ways)
•Talks about The House on Mango Street. Related to list of works with summary
This book explores the relationship between private and public spaces that are exemplified in Chicana literature. It also deals a lot with the theme of the 'borderlands' in Chicana literature. Ananlyses some of Cisneros' writing. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes, Legacy, List of Works. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heathermary ( talk • contribs) 20:31, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
O’Reilly Herrera explores the metaphor of the house as consciousness in The House on Mango Street. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes (house and consciousness), List of Works with Summaries (The House on Mango Street)
This essay, which was cited in both Lohafer's Reading for Storyness and Sadowski-Smith's Border Fictions, gives a variety of critiques and analyses of Cisneros' writing, while sticking to the theme of the 'borderland'. Relevant to: Literary Themes, Later Life, List of Works, Legacy —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heathermary ( talk • contribs) 20:25, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
An analysis of Cisneros' work, with a detailed analysis of The House on Mango Street. This book which is about Chicana writers describes how Cisneros and her writing have contributed to the Chicano literary movement. Relevant to: Literary Themes, Later Life, List of Works
Sadowski-Smith calls Cisneros "perhaps the most famous Chicana writer" (Border Fictions, 33) and offers a critical look at some of Cisneros' writing. The book also cites other writers' interpretations of Cisneros' work and how it fits into the category of Chicano literature or border fiction. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes, Legacy, Later Life and Writing Career
•This book talks about feminism in the US amongst white and coloured women. It talks about the Chicana movements and the female writers that contributed to defying the boundaries of border and gender. Relates to: Legacy, Literary themes and Philosophy
•In this article Saldívar-Hull talks about various article including Women Hollering Creek that Cisneros has written and how it relates to the emergence of feminism on the border. Related to: List of Works with Summary, Literary themes/Philosophy
This book presents an examination of Mexican-American/Chicano narratives as a tool in the struggle to retain cultural integrity despite cultural and regional displacement of Mexican-Americans. Cisneros' work fits into this category and this book goes into great detail about The House on Mango Street. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes, Legacy, Later Life and Writing Career, Awards
•Talks about and analyzes The house on Mango Street . Related to: literary themes and List of works.
Tatum's book gives examples of how Cisneros' work uses themes that are common to Chicana literature, such as those of the Virgin of Guadalupe, La Llorona and Atzlan. He also discusses her work as a Chicana poet. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes, Legacy, Later Life and Writing Career
Wyatt examines Chicana gender and sexual identity as portrayed in Woman Hollering Creek. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes (Llorona/Malinche/Guadalupe, female sexuality), List of Works with Summaries (Woman Hollering Creek)
Comments on bibliography This is a decent start, but it could be more comprehensive: there are very few journal articles, for instance. You'll also be wanting to annotate these references as you get hold of them and start working with them to improve the article. Good luck! --
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Thanks Jon. I just added 5 more journal articles. We'll annotate these references ASAP - this will be useful for sharing sources that we've collected individually and to keep track of their contents as we have so many. Seto58 ( talk) 06:31, 1 October 2008 (UTC)Seto58
I added some annotations on the books that I have looked at, with more to come tomorrow. I also added some space between the entries for room for annotations, which can be decreased later. Heathermary ( talk) 05:55, 2 October 2008 (UTC)heathermary
Thanks for doing this Heather! I added annotations for all the sources I found. As you can see, I indicated which section each source is relevant to, I think this will help us out a lot when we're working on our respective sections. Seto58 ( talk) 09:16, 3 October 2008 (UTC)Seto58
Good job, you guys! Of course, as you use material from these sources in writing the article, you can copy the bibliographic information over here. -- jbmurray ( talk • contribs) 11:18, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi again, I annotated the rest of my sources, and added their relevance. Heathermary ( talk) 19:34, 3 October 2008 (UTC)heathermary
hey guys, i just annotated all my bibligraphy. theres only one missing by Herreira...thats the only one who isn't annotated. i dont know whose it is..anyways Buen trabajo mis chiquitas poderosas y bonitas!!!! seguiremos adelante!!!
Wow! The bibliography looks great and is actually useful now! I'm going to plow through some of these sources this week and start writing my sections. Good work! Seto58 ( talk) 08:22, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Jon, after I updated "References" I wanted to update "Notes" but when I clicked "edit" I did not see the existing notes, only code for "reflist." The notes are now incorrect, how do I edit them? Thanks. Seto58 ( talk) 08:07, 9 October 2008 (UTC)Seto58
I temorarily altered the page (then reset it a minute later) to demonstrate how the info on Wikipedia isn't always accurate. It's important when working on a report (or just for the health of wikipedia in general) to double check a fact with the cited resource is available. I guess this isn't the proper place for a lesson, but that explains the edit history. -- TehZorroness ( talk) 18:44, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi ladies!
Last class we were talking about the content for the themes section... I'm going to post below what themes I'm going to write about so please leave a note if you have any suggestions!
Seto58 ( talk) 09:11, 24 October 2008 (UTC)Seto58
Guys, I'm a touch worried... As is verified in our progress reports, the rate of advance of this article is slowing down... from 69 edits in the first period, to 30 and now 20. C'mon, don't give up... -- jbmurray ( talk • contribs) 00:27, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
hey jon, im not really sure about citing. im writing the part on early life and education and as im writing the story of her childhood and her history, using a source thats on the web (its a scholarly article) im coming to the realization that i have no idea what to cite...like...am i supposed to be citing her history or is that more of a general fact. im also writing about her family history. is that something i have to cite? im posting the first paragraph. check it out. and let me know what you think ok. thanks
also i have no idea how to cite so i just put () where i think it should be cited. can you tell me how to cite as well.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Valerie voikin ( talk • contribs)
This is coming along. Well done! One thing that will have to be improved fairly soon is the "lead" or introduction. For hints on to what is expected in this section, take a look at WP:LEAD. Once you've done this, I'll drop a note (or you can, of course) with someone from the FA-Team, for them to undertake a review of the article so far. -- jbmurray ( talk • contribs) 12:15, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
Hey everyone, I am unable to edit the article, I guess this is because I have been a poor wikipedia editor and have not edited in 2 weeks or something. So, until this works itself out I will just add some notes to the talk page, these come from the books that I have looked at, please feel free to take any of this and work it into your section.
From Sadowski-Smith:
-Cisneros is "perhaps the most famous Chicana writer" (Sadowski-Smith, 33)
-border literature - “the conflation of the border space with issues of Chicana/o identity…divorces symbolic concepts from the literal territory of the national boundary” (Sadowski-Smith, 33).
-while she often writes about border issues, “none of her work is explicitly located along the Mexico-U.S. boundary” (Sadowski-Smith, 33).
-Although Cisneros' work rarely explicitly mentions the border, it can be classified as border literature by the symbolic way that she uses "the border" to bring up questions of Chicano/a identity and aesthetics (Sadowski-Smith, 34).
From Tatum:
-"In the first novel, Cisneros draws extensively on her own background of being reared in a Chicago barrio as the only daughter in a family of six brothers" (Tatum 121). - Cisneros draws on her own experiences and her childhood in her fiction
-"begins to associate this religious figure with her own gradual escape from patriarchal strictures. Cisneros has given to the Mexican Virgin some of the attributes of the Aztec/Nahuatl goddesses..." (Tatum 125-6).
-woman hollering creek - "The yell of triumph replaces the lament of the traditional La Llorona figure, and in this way Cisneros reinterprets the mythological figure, giving her assertiveness and other positive traits" (Tatum 127).
-Cisneros’ use of the idea of aztlan on pages 143-145
-Tatum discusses her poetry on page 177
From Quintana:
-notions of oppression/power in relation to writing and liberation in House on Mango Street, "You must remember to keep writing, Esperanza. You must keep writing. It will keep you free, and I said yes, but at that time I didn't know what she meant" (Quintana 51).
-The House on Mango Street "defied the poetic form previously privileged by many Chicana writers...defined a distinctive Chicana literary space...challenging, at the least, accepted literary form, gender inequities, and the cultural and economic subordination of minorities...text subverts traditional form and content in a way that demonstrates how conventional application of literary genre and the social construction of gender undermine a "feminist aesthetic"" (Quintana 55).
From Cisneros’ Introduction to Anzaldua:
-"It's why I moved from Illinois to Texas. So that the relatives and family would allow me the liberty to disappear into myself. To reinvent myself if I had to. As Latinas, we have to."
-"Because writing is like putting your head underwater."
Heathermary ( talk) 22:49, 27 October 2008 (UTC)heathermary
I can now edit the main article, hurray! Heathermary ( talk) 22:57, 27 October 2008 (UTC)heathermary
More from Quintana:
“Sandra Cisneros uses fiction as a form of social commentary” (Quintana, 75)
like other Chicana writers, “her work contributes to an emergent literary tradition that emphasizes cultural traditions and in this respect resembles the writing produced by contemporary cultural anthropologists” (Quintana, 75).
“a desire for authenticity motivates the writers of both ethnographic and Chicana creative-writing projects, they share the narrative problems that arise with attempts to “accurately” portray culture.” (Quintana, 75)
“Cisneros’s portrayal of the social predicaments contributing to her protagonist’s confusion is a symbolic act of resistance on the author’s part” (Quintana, 58)
“Through Esperanza’s characterization, Cisneros depicts some of the inner conflicts that develop as marginalized individuals attempt to resolve the apparent disjunction between their desires for cultural integrity and for individual liberation” (Quintana, 65)
“Cisneros’s poetic text defies prosaic convention; syncopated fragments punctuated as complete thoughts make us aware of the writer’s experimentation with form” (Quintana, 66).
“By taking her writing one step past the conventional, Cisneros has moved into a terrain explored by few Chicana writers” (Quintana, 66)
House “redefines literary form in its mediation between the romantic and the harsh” (Quintana, 67)
“Cisneros defies tradition by writing about censored topics” (Quintana, 67) “revises history by honestly confronting her past” (Quintana, 67)
“she has embraced an assertive role, sculpting cultural impressions that have helped refine Chicana feminist aesthetics” (Quintana, 67)
“bring women from the margins to the center, recognizing them as active participants in history rather than pawns struggling for self-expression and escape” (Quintana, 68)
House – “its tone, free of anger or accusation, on the surface innocent and dispassionate, allows Anglo American male and female readers to approach the text with relative ease; in this sense it differs from contemporary literature written by women of color” (Quintana, 73)
“The narrative thus functions as the ultimate strategy for escape from confining traditions. Cisneros enables her readers to look critically at the assumptions that engulf them” (Quintana, 74).
Heathermary ( talk) 23:54, 3 November 2008 (UTC)heathermary
hello!! i need help.under my awards part i havent cited anything. if i got the info from the net how do i cite it???? i dont think that theres an author to the site. help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valerie voikin ( talk • contribs) 05:07, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/747 - thats it! thanks for you help. let me know if i can do anything.
also theres another address that i need to cite. i post it on the early life and education part. you'll find it. if you could do something about that too that would be great.
and another question. how would i go about posting a photo of sandra cisneros in that little box on the top right hand side of the page. actually how would i go about editing the box???? thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valerie voikin ( talk • contribs) 21:32, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
ok so now i added another fifty million websites. its on the list of works and summaries part. can you please see what you can do about those too? thanks!1 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valerie voikin ( talk • contribs) 22:30, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi WP:NRG editors! I'm one of those FA-Team editors that jbmurray mentioned above, and I've 'adopted' your article - which means I'll be keeping an eye on it with you and offering assistance as you go through the various stages of article writing and assessment. You've already produced some really good work, and the article is shaping up well. There's still some way to go though, so if you don't mind I'll have a read through and post a 'to-do' list in the near future to help point you in the right direction. I assume we're aiming for Good article status as a first goal (?), so I'll comment with that in mind. I'm also more than happy to answer any Wikipedia-related questions you might have or help with formatting and copyediting. My talk page is linked in my signature, or you can post stuff here; I'll see it either way. Best regards, EyeSerene talk 19:52, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi EyeSerene, thanks for adopting us! Yes, we're aiming for Good Article status and will be submitting the article on Monday November 10th, which means that you'll probably see a lot of activity over the weekend. We'll be doing a whole lot of additions, fact-checking and polishing-up. I've just written a new lead as per jbmurray's suggestion, so I hope it follows the Wikipedia standards. I'll be watching the talk page for your to-do list - thanks! Seto58 ( talk) 09:23, 7 November 2008 (UTC)Seto58
I've added to the later life section but unfortunately could not access the Ganz article for some scholarly-sourced biographical information, I will do this tomorrow.
Also, when it comes to information about the Macondo Foundation, is it acceptable to source the foundation's website? Heathermary ( talk) 08:09, 10 November 2008 (UTC)heathermary
HELLO!! ok so if i used cisneros's actual official website to cite her awards would that be credible?(let me know so i can give you the site so you could help me cite it please) i cannot find a single book with her awards in them that would be considered credible. also on the home page of her official website there is a great picture of her. if you guys could take a look and see if we can use this picture that would be great.
and one more question for jon. they've advised me not to do summaries of her list of works. what should i do??? Valerie voikin ( talk) 23:33, 9 November 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valerie voikin ( talk • contribs) 22:19, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
I've gone over the article with the six Good article criteria in mind, and picked up some points that may need addressing. My comments are below, under the same headings as the relevant GA criterion. EyeSerene talk 14:15, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
The prose is generally good, although there are quite a few places where it would benefit from some attention. A couple of examples of awkward grammar/phraseology:
I won't list them all; I think I can be more use here if I try to make time over the weekend to give the article a light copyedit. Other than that, specific points I noticed are:
At GA, citations are needed for (at a minimum) every direct quotation, statistic, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statement that could be challenged, or contentious material relating to a living person. This means we need to have cites for sentences like:
I did not insert a citation but instead altered the sentence to improve accuracy. Seto58 ( talk) 00:37, 10 November 2008 (UTC)Seto58
Hopefully you can see from these examples why the cites are needed. There are plenty more, but if you don't mind, rather than adding to this list I'll just add citation needed tags to the article instead ;)
This criterion seems OK; I couldn't see any concerns here.
Again, this seems fine (it really relates to articles where the content is in dispute or subject to major revision).
These are not required for GA, although if they are used the copyright needs to be correct. Valerie, per your comment above do you have an image in mind for the article? If it's from the web, if you can supply a link I can show you how to upload it (assuming it's suitable).
We could not find an image on the web that is not copyrighted. We could potentially email Cisneros's publicist and request that an image be released into the public domain. Seto58 ( talk) 23:46, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
OK, that's about it for now! I hope the list isn't too daunting, but I've tried to cover everything (although I'm sure I've missed one or two points that the GA reviewer will pick up). If you need any clarification or have any questions, don't hesitate to ask ;) I'll regularly drop in here anyway, and I'll try to work on some of the Wikipedia-specific points myself. Hope this helps, EyeSerene talk 14:15, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
I think there's a problem with this reference. Have you guys heard this interview? Or (as I'm suspecting), are you quoting it from Ganz (p. 27). If it's the latter, then you should make that clear. You should tell us the source you got your information from. -- jbmurray ( talk • contribs) 03:23, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
hello all. id really like to use the photo of sandra cisneros from her web page. its the first pic you see when shes sitting in her really cool boots. are we able to upload it somehow? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valerie voikin ( talk • contribs) 03:36, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
ok serena, i cited the rest of what needed to be cited in my section. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valerie voikin ( talk • contribs) 00:22, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
thanks!!! you're the best! ;) Seto58 ( talk) 21:47, 21 November 2008 (UTC)Seto58
Although a lot of great work has been done on this article, it is currently quite far from meeting the Good Article criteria on account of its lack of references alone. While I understand that many of the {{ citation needed}} tags have been added since the GA nomination, an article with ten outstanding claims requiring verification is not a convincing GA candidate. Unless these tags are addressed soon, the article is likely to be quick-failed by a reviewer. It might be best to put the nomination on hold until the article is in a stable and thoroughly-referenced condition. Sincerely, the skomorokh 12:06, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
OK, Heathermary, I note that you added this Sagel reference here. Can we have the details of this source? -- jbmurray ( talk • contribs) 13:20, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
There's a sentence in the article that I've had to revert back to it's original twice because an anonymous editor changes it without mentioning it on the discussion page. As it stands the sentence is: "However, when they reach adolescence and womanhood, they must reconcile their expectations about love and sex with their own experiences of disillusionment, confusion and anguish." If you want to change it please let me know why first. Seto58 ( talk) 23:41, 29 November 2008 (UTC)Seto58
We've now dealt with the bulk of the Pre-GA checklist I posted above , so I've started a copyedit (probably the first of many!) since I think we're fast approaching GA nomination time struck; already nominated!. As I go through I'll post comments, questions etc below.
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You're right, this is unclear. I changed it from: "discovers that the grito of la Llorona can mean a "joyous holler" rather than a grieving wail." to "discovers that the grito of the myth, which is the Spanish word for the sound made by la Llorona, can be interpreted as a "joyous holler" rather than a grieving wail." Seto58 ( talk) 01:30, 30 November 2008 (UTC)Seto58
Nothing here ;)
Yayyy! Seto58 ( talk) 22:29, 20 November 2008 (UTC)Seto58
hi there, just so everyone knows we've tried to email the publisher of sandra cisneros's website to get permission to use one of her photos but they haven't replied at all. i dont know what else to do. Valerie voikin ( talk) 21:48, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
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Not mentioned in article. I entered it as a pun on "barbecue". Never heard of this author. Equinox ◑ 02:04, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
Information to add to this article: Cisneros holds dual (U.S./Mexican) citizenship, and she is a Buddhist. 173.88.246.138 ( talk) 02:38, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
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Hi everyone! I'm just testing out this talk page and getting to know the Wikipedia functions. Our group is currently reviewing this article and discussing what changes need to be made. We'll post our plan of action in a couple of days! -- Seto58 ( talk) 16:44, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
This is our plan to refurbish the article on Sandra Cisneros. We are aiming to make this a featured article so we must
The article is currently pretty poor and we have done some brainstorming on how to improve it.
We are going to restructure the article content into the following sections and each of us will take responsibility for writing certain ones:
Aside from just adding more information, our goals are to make a more captivating abstract, put more emphasis on how Cisneros fits into Chicano. Setto58 ( talk) 06:50, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
In the foreword to this book about mestizaje in the new millennium, Cisneros offers a personal reflection on what it means to be mestiza/Chicana. She also comments on the role that Chicana/o or mestiza/o artists play in shaping the mestizo identity. Relevant to: Later Life, Philosophy, List of Works, Legacy —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heathermary ( talk • contribs) 04:57, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
Cisneros has a short essay in the Introduction to the third edition of Anzaldua's book. She wrote about how Gloria Anzaldua influenced her work as a Chicana writer and about what she and Anzaldua have in common as Chicana artists. Relevant to: Later Life, Philosophy, List of Works, Legacy
This is Cisneros’ own website which is extremely useful. It has a personal message, bibliographic info, list of works, information about her foundations, plus news/magazine articles, interviews and reviews about her work. Relevant to: All.
Cruz analyzes The House on Mango Street from the perspective that it is deceptively simple and that it is actually much richer in style and meaning than it appears. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes (philosophy of writing for the people), List of Works with Summaries (The House on Mango Street)
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link).Diaz talks about the role of Chicana artists in reinterpreting the role of traditional Chicana ideologies and symbols. He uses the role of Vergüenza to show how Cisneros and other Chicano writers how recreated traditional gender roles and how they are related to the social and political aspects of their life. This relates to: Literary themes/Philosophy —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.103.93.115 ( talk) 19:51, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Doyle examines how the figure of La Llorona is relevant to Chicana writers like Cisneros focusing on Woman Hollering Creek. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes (Llorona/Malinche/Guadalupe, women’s experiences, mestiza identity), List of Works with Summaries (Woman Hollering Creek)
Doyle describes Cisneros’ place in contemporary women’s literature and feminism drawing parallels between Cisneros and Virginia Woolf. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes (How does Cisneros understand her role as a writer?) Legacy (How does Cisneros fit into women’s/feminist/Chicana literature?)
•Highlights the main themes of chicano literature. How Chicana females came in to power, and placed emphasis on gender, sexuality, and homosexuality that was previously not done by chicano men in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Related to: Philosophy, Legacy
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link).•This is a nice biography of Cisneros, how she became and author, and the things and people that inspired her to write her works. Related to: Early life and Education, Later life and Career, legacy
•This book talks about the rise of the Chicana movements not only as a whole but Chicanas against Chicanos, establishing themselves on their Gender beliefs. There is an interview with Cisneros in this on page 288. Relates to: Legacy, Literary Themes/Philosophy
This article gives historical background of why people of Spanish-Speaking ancestry in the U.S. prefer to be called “Latinos” rather than “Hispanics” and quotes Cisneros on this topic, revealing her thoughts on race, language, and identity. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes (philosophy on race, mestiza identity)
This book contains a useful interview with Sandra Cisneros about her influences, philosophy and writing style. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes, Early Life (childhood memories)
•Book talks about Woman Hollering Creek and also about the feminist and Chicana movements. Relates to: List of Works with Summary, Legacy
In this book about short stories, Lohafer comments on how Cisneros' short stories should first be read for their "storyness" and second be read for their social relevance. Relevant to: Literary Themes
Madsen gives a good overview of Chicana literature and of Cisneros and her work. Relevant to: Early Life (basic facts), Later Life and Writing Career (basic facts), Philosophy and Literary Themes (feminine and Chicana subjectivity), List of Works with Summaries (The House on Mango Street, Woman Hollering Creek, My Wicked Wicked Ways)
•Talks about The House on Mango Street. Related to list of works with summary
This book explores the relationship between private and public spaces that are exemplified in Chicana literature. It also deals a lot with the theme of the 'borderlands' in Chicana literature. Ananlyses some of Cisneros' writing. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes, Legacy, List of Works. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heathermary ( talk • contribs) 20:31, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
O’Reilly Herrera explores the metaphor of the house as consciousness in The House on Mango Street. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes (house and consciousness), List of Works with Summaries (The House on Mango Street)
This essay, which was cited in both Lohafer's Reading for Storyness and Sadowski-Smith's Border Fictions, gives a variety of critiques and analyses of Cisneros' writing, while sticking to the theme of the 'borderland'. Relevant to: Literary Themes, Later Life, List of Works, Legacy —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heathermary ( talk • contribs) 20:25, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
An analysis of Cisneros' work, with a detailed analysis of The House on Mango Street. This book which is about Chicana writers describes how Cisneros and her writing have contributed to the Chicano literary movement. Relevant to: Literary Themes, Later Life, List of Works
Sadowski-Smith calls Cisneros "perhaps the most famous Chicana writer" (Border Fictions, 33) and offers a critical look at some of Cisneros' writing. The book also cites other writers' interpretations of Cisneros' work and how it fits into the category of Chicano literature or border fiction. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes, Legacy, Later Life and Writing Career
•This book talks about feminism in the US amongst white and coloured women. It talks about the Chicana movements and the female writers that contributed to defying the boundaries of border and gender. Relates to: Legacy, Literary themes and Philosophy
•In this article Saldívar-Hull talks about various article including Women Hollering Creek that Cisneros has written and how it relates to the emergence of feminism on the border. Related to: List of Works with Summary, Literary themes/Philosophy
This book presents an examination of Mexican-American/Chicano narratives as a tool in the struggle to retain cultural integrity despite cultural and regional displacement of Mexican-Americans. Cisneros' work fits into this category and this book goes into great detail about The House on Mango Street. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes, Legacy, Later Life and Writing Career, Awards
•Talks about and analyzes The house on Mango Street . Related to: literary themes and List of works.
Tatum's book gives examples of how Cisneros' work uses themes that are common to Chicana literature, such as those of the Virgin of Guadalupe, La Llorona and Atzlan. He also discusses her work as a Chicana poet. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes, Legacy, Later Life and Writing Career
Wyatt examines Chicana gender and sexual identity as portrayed in Woman Hollering Creek. Relevant to: Philosophy and Literary Themes (Llorona/Malinche/Guadalupe, female sexuality), List of Works with Summaries (Woman Hollering Creek)
Comments on bibliography This is a decent start, but it could be more comprehensive: there are very few journal articles, for instance. You'll also be wanting to annotate these references as you get hold of them and start working with them to improve the article. Good luck! --
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Thanks Jon. I just added 5 more journal articles. We'll annotate these references ASAP - this will be useful for sharing sources that we've collected individually and to keep track of their contents as we have so many. Seto58 ( talk) 06:31, 1 October 2008 (UTC)Seto58
I added some annotations on the books that I have looked at, with more to come tomorrow. I also added some space between the entries for room for annotations, which can be decreased later. Heathermary ( talk) 05:55, 2 October 2008 (UTC)heathermary
Thanks for doing this Heather! I added annotations for all the sources I found. As you can see, I indicated which section each source is relevant to, I think this will help us out a lot when we're working on our respective sections. Seto58 ( talk) 09:16, 3 October 2008 (UTC)Seto58
Good job, you guys! Of course, as you use material from these sources in writing the article, you can copy the bibliographic information over here. -- jbmurray ( talk • contribs) 11:18, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi again, I annotated the rest of my sources, and added their relevance. Heathermary ( talk) 19:34, 3 October 2008 (UTC)heathermary
hey guys, i just annotated all my bibligraphy. theres only one missing by Herreira...thats the only one who isn't annotated. i dont know whose it is..anyways Buen trabajo mis chiquitas poderosas y bonitas!!!! seguiremos adelante!!!
Wow! The bibliography looks great and is actually useful now! I'm going to plow through some of these sources this week and start writing my sections. Good work! Seto58 ( talk) 08:22, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Jon, after I updated "References" I wanted to update "Notes" but when I clicked "edit" I did not see the existing notes, only code for "reflist." The notes are now incorrect, how do I edit them? Thanks. Seto58 ( talk) 08:07, 9 October 2008 (UTC)Seto58
I temorarily altered the page (then reset it a minute later) to demonstrate how the info on Wikipedia isn't always accurate. It's important when working on a report (or just for the health of wikipedia in general) to double check a fact with the cited resource is available. I guess this isn't the proper place for a lesson, but that explains the edit history. -- TehZorroness ( talk) 18:44, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi ladies!
Last class we were talking about the content for the themes section... I'm going to post below what themes I'm going to write about so please leave a note if you have any suggestions!
Seto58 ( talk) 09:11, 24 October 2008 (UTC)Seto58
Guys, I'm a touch worried... As is verified in our progress reports, the rate of advance of this article is slowing down... from 69 edits in the first period, to 30 and now 20. C'mon, don't give up... -- jbmurray ( talk • contribs) 00:27, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
hey jon, im not really sure about citing. im writing the part on early life and education and as im writing the story of her childhood and her history, using a source thats on the web (its a scholarly article) im coming to the realization that i have no idea what to cite...like...am i supposed to be citing her history or is that more of a general fact. im also writing about her family history. is that something i have to cite? im posting the first paragraph. check it out. and let me know what you think ok. thanks
also i have no idea how to cite so i just put () where i think it should be cited. can you tell me how to cite as well.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Valerie voikin ( talk • contribs)
This is coming along. Well done! One thing that will have to be improved fairly soon is the "lead" or introduction. For hints on to what is expected in this section, take a look at WP:LEAD. Once you've done this, I'll drop a note (or you can, of course) with someone from the FA-Team, for them to undertake a review of the article so far. -- jbmurray ( talk • contribs) 12:15, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
Hey everyone, I am unable to edit the article, I guess this is because I have been a poor wikipedia editor and have not edited in 2 weeks or something. So, until this works itself out I will just add some notes to the talk page, these come from the books that I have looked at, please feel free to take any of this and work it into your section.
From Sadowski-Smith:
-Cisneros is "perhaps the most famous Chicana writer" (Sadowski-Smith, 33)
-border literature - “the conflation of the border space with issues of Chicana/o identity…divorces symbolic concepts from the literal territory of the national boundary” (Sadowski-Smith, 33).
-while she often writes about border issues, “none of her work is explicitly located along the Mexico-U.S. boundary” (Sadowski-Smith, 33).
-Although Cisneros' work rarely explicitly mentions the border, it can be classified as border literature by the symbolic way that she uses "the border" to bring up questions of Chicano/a identity and aesthetics (Sadowski-Smith, 34).
From Tatum:
-"In the first novel, Cisneros draws extensively on her own background of being reared in a Chicago barrio as the only daughter in a family of six brothers" (Tatum 121). - Cisneros draws on her own experiences and her childhood in her fiction
-"begins to associate this religious figure with her own gradual escape from patriarchal strictures. Cisneros has given to the Mexican Virgin some of the attributes of the Aztec/Nahuatl goddesses..." (Tatum 125-6).
-woman hollering creek - "The yell of triumph replaces the lament of the traditional La Llorona figure, and in this way Cisneros reinterprets the mythological figure, giving her assertiveness and other positive traits" (Tatum 127).
-Cisneros’ use of the idea of aztlan on pages 143-145
-Tatum discusses her poetry on page 177
From Quintana:
-notions of oppression/power in relation to writing and liberation in House on Mango Street, "You must remember to keep writing, Esperanza. You must keep writing. It will keep you free, and I said yes, but at that time I didn't know what she meant" (Quintana 51).
-The House on Mango Street "defied the poetic form previously privileged by many Chicana writers...defined a distinctive Chicana literary space...challenging, at the least, accepted literary form, gender inequities, and the cultural and economic subordination of minorities...text subverts traditional form and content in a way that demonstrates how conventional application of literary genre and the social construction of gender undermine a "feminist aesthetic"" (Quintana 55).
From Cisneros’ Introduction to Anzaldua:
-"It's why I moved from Illinois to Texas. So that the relatives and family would allow me the liberty to disappear into myself. To reinvent myself if I had to. As Latinas, we have to."
-"Because writing is like putting your head underwater."
Heathermary ( talk) 22:49, 27 October 2008 (UTC)heathermary
I can now edit the main article, hurray! Heathermary ( talk) 22:57, 27 October 2008 (UTC)heathermary
More from Quintana:
“Sandra Cisneros uses fiction as a form of social commentary” (Quintana, 75)
like other Chicana writers, “her work contributes to an emergent literary tradition that emphasizes cultural traditions and in this respect resembles the writing produced by contemporary cultural anthropologists” (Quintana, 75).
“a desire for authenticity motivates the writers of both ethnographic and Chicana creative-writing projects, they share the narrative problems that arise with attempts to “accurately” portray culture.” (Quintana, 75)
“Cisneros’s portrayal of the social predicaments contributing to her protagonist’s confusion is a symbolic act of resistance on the author’s part” (Quintana, 58)
“Through Esperanza’s characterization, Cisneros depicts some of the inner conflicts that develop as marginalized individuals attempt to resolve the apparent disjunction between their desires for cultural integrity and for individual liberation” (Quintana, 65)
“Cisneros’s poetic text defies prosaic convention; syncopated fragments punctuated as complete thoughts make us aware of the writer’s experimentation with form” (Quintana, 66).
“By taking her writing one step past the conventional, Cisneros has moved into a terrain explored by few Chicana writers” (Quintana, 66)
House “redefines literary form in its mediation between the romantic and the harsh” (Quintana, 67)
“Cisneros defies tradition by writing about censored topics” (Quintana, 67) “revises history by honestly confronting her past” (Quintana, 67)
“she has embraced an assertive role, sculpting cultural impressions that have helped refine Chicana feminist aesthetics” (Quintana, 67)
“bring women from the margins to the center, recognizing them as active participants in history rather than pawns struggling for self-expression and escape” (Quintana, 68)
House – “its tone, free of anger or accusation, on the surface innocent and dispassionate, allows Anglo American male and female readers to approach the text with relative ease; in this sense it differs from contemporary literature written by women of color” (Quintana, 73)
“The narrative thus functions as the ultimate strategy for escape from confining traditions. Cisneros enables her readers to look critically at the assumptions that engulf them” (Quintana, 74).
Heathermary ( talk) 23:54, 3 November 2008 (UTC)heathermary
hello!! i need help.under my awards part i havent cited anything. if i got the info from the net how do i cite it???? i dont think that theres an author to the site. help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valerie voikin ( talk • contribs) 05:07, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/747 - thats it! thanks for you help. let me know if i can do anything.
also theres another address that i need to cite. i post it on the early life and education part. you'll find it. if you could do something about that too that would be great.
and another question. how would i go about posting a photo of sandra cisneros in that little box on the top right hand side of the page. actually how would i go about editing the box???? thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valerie voikin ( talk • contribs) 21:32, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
ok so now i added another fifty million websites. its on the list of works and summaries part. can you please see what you can do about those too? thanks!1 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valerie voikin ( talk • contribs) 22:30, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi WP:NRG editors! I'm one of those FA-Team editors that jbmurray mentioned above, and I've 'adopted' your article - which means I'll be keeping an eye on it with you and offering assistance as you go through the various stages of article writing and assessment. You've already produced some really good work, and the article is shaping up well. There's still some way to go though, so if you don't mind I'll have a read through and post a 'to-do' list in the near future to help point you in the right direction. I assume we're aiming for Good article status as a first goal (?), so I'll comment with that in mind. I'm also more than happy to answer any Wikipedia-related questions you might have or help with formatting and copyediting. My talk page is linked in my signature, or you can post stuff here; I'll see it either way. Best regards, EyeSerene talk 19:52, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi EyeSerene, thanks for adopting us! Yes, we're aiming for Good Article status and will be submitting the article on Monday November 10th, which means that you'll probably see a lot of activity over the weekend. We'll be doing a whole lot of additions, fact-checking and polishing-up. I've just written a new lead as per jbmurray's suggestion, so I hope it follows the Wikipedia standards. I'll be watching the talk page for your to-do list - thanks! Seto58 ( talk) 09:23, 7 November 2008 (UTC)Seto58
I've added to the later life section but unfortunately could not access the Ganz article for some scholarly-sourced biographical information, I will do this tomorrow.
Also, when it comes to information about the Macondo Foundation, is it acceptable to source the foundation's website? Heathermary ( talk) 08:09, 10 November 2008 (UTC)heathermary
HELLO!! ok so if i used cisneros's actual official website to cite her awards would that be credible?(let me know so i can give you the site so you could help me cite it please) i cannot find a single book with her awards in them that would be considered credible. also on the home page of her official website there is a great picture of her. if you guys could take a look and see if we can use this picture that would be great.
and one more question for jon. they've advised me not to do summaries of her list of works. what should i do??? Valerie voikin ( talk) 23:33, 9 November 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valerie voikin ( talk • contribs) 22:19, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
I've gone over the article with the six Good article criteria in mind, and picked up some points that may need addressing. My comments are below, under the same headings as the relevant GA criterion. EyeSerene talk 14:15, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
The prose is generally good, although there are quite a few places where it would benefit from some attention. A couple of examples of awkward grammar/phraseology:
I won't list them all; I think I can be more use here if I try to make time over the weekend to give the article a light copyedit. Other than that, specific points I noticed are:
At GA, citations are needed for (at a minimum) every direct quotation, statistic, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statement that could be challenged, or contentious material relating to a living person. This means we need to have cites for sentences like:
I did not insert a citation but instead altered the sentence to improve accuracy. Seto58 ( talk) 00:37, 10 November 2008 (UTC)Seto58
Hopefully you can see from these examples why the cites are needed. There are plenty more, but if you don't mind, rather than adding to this list I'll just add citation needed tags to the article instead ;)
This criterion seems OK; I couldn't see any concerns here.
Again, this seems fine (it really relates to articles where the content is in dispute or subject to major revision).
These are not required for GA, although if they are used the copyright needs to be correct. Valerie, per your comment above do you have an image in mind for the article? If it's from the web, if you can supply a link I can show you how to upload it (assuming it's suitable).
We could not find an image on the web that is not copyrighted. We could potentially email Cisneros's publicist and request that an image be released into the public domain. Seto58 ( talk) 23:46, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
OK, that's about it for now! I hope the list isn't too daunting, but I've tried to cover everything (although I'm sure I've missed one or two points that the GA reviewer will pick up). If you need any clarification or have any questions, don't hesitate to ask ;) I'll regularly drop in here anyway, and I'll try to work on some of the Wikipedia-specific points myself. Hope this helps, EyeSerene talk 14:15, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
I think there's a problem with this reference. Have you guys heard this interview? Or (as I'm suspecting), are you quoting it from Ganz (p. 27). If it's the latter, then you should make that clear. You should tell us the source you got your information from. -- jbmurray ( talk • contribs) 03:23, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
hello all. id really like to use the photo of sandra cisneros from her web page. its the first pic you see when shes sitting in her really cool boots. are we able to upload it somehow? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valerie voikin ( talk • contribs) 03:36, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
ok serena, i cited the rest of what needed to be cited in my section. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valerie voikin ( talk • contribs) 00:22, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
thanks!!! you're the best! ;) Seto58 ( talk) 21:47, 21 November 2008 (UTC)Seto58
Although a lot of great work has been done on this article, it is currently quite far from meeting the Good Article criteria on account of its lack of references alone. While I understand that many of the {{ citation needed}} tags have been added since the GA nomination, an article with ten outstanding claims requiring verification is not a convincing GA candidate. Unless these tags are addressed soon, the article is likely to be quick-failed by a reviewer. It might be best to put the nomination on hold until the article is in a stable and thoroughly-referenced condition. Sincerely, the skomorokh 12:06, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
OK, Heathermary, I note that you added this Sagel reference here. Can we have the details of this source? -- jbmurray ( talk • contribs) 13:20, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
There's a sentence in the article that I've had to revert back to it's original twice because an anonymous editor changes it without mentioning it on the discussion page. As it stands the sentence is: "However, when they reach adolescence and womanhood, they must reconcile their expectations about love and sex with their own experiences of disillusionment, confusion and anguish." If you want to change it please let me know why first. Seto58 ( talk) 23:41, 29 November 2008 (UTC)Seto58
We've now dealt with the bulk of the Pre-GA checklist I posted above , so I've started a copyedit (probably the first of many!) since I think we're fast approaching GA nomination time struck; already nominated!. As I go through I'll post comments, questions etc below.
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You're right, this is unclear. I changed it from: "discovers that the grito of la Llorona can mean a "joyous holler" rather than a grieving wail." to "discovers that the grito of the myth, which is the Spanish word for the sound made by la Llorona, can be interpreted as a "joyous holler" rather than a grieving wail." Seto58 ( talk) 01:30, 30 November 2008 (UTC)Seto58
Nothing here ;)
Yayyy! Seto58 ( talk) 22:29, 20 November 2008 (UTC)Seto58
hi there, just so everyone knows we've tried to email the publisher of sandra cisneros's website to get permission to use one of her photos but they haven't replied at all. i dont know what else to do. Valerie voikin ( talk) 21:48, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
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Not mentioned in article. I entered it as a pun on "barbecue". Never heard of this author. Equinox ◑ 02:04, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
Information to add to this article: Cisneros holds dual (U.S./Mexican) citizenship, and she is a Buddhist. 173.88.246.138 ( talk) 02:38, 30 March 2023 (UTC)