美国西语裔戏剧大多取材于该族群的真实生活经历，展现了美国在政治、经济和文化等方面对该族群的巨大影响力。同时，这些戏剧也强调了服饰、饮食和住所等物对西语裔群体在自我族裔身份构建中的重要作用，从物的外表、物的质料和物的内在这三个方面揭示了他们与主流社会之间的互动关系，美国社会的动态发展过程以及其所面临的巨大挑战。杰出的戏剧家们勾勒出一幅多面的美国西语裔文学地图，他们的优秀作品体现了文学对于本民族的独特价值和功用。

Part 1 Hispanic American Theatre and Material Culture Studies
1.The History of Hispanic American Theatre
2.The Research of Hispanic American Theatre at Home and Abroad
3.The Research of Material Culture Studies
4.The Dramas Studied in This Book
Part 2 The External Images of Things:Fashionable Gentlemen and Female Fashion Designers
1.The Evolution of Chicano Machismo in Zoot Suit
2.The Commodity Fetishism behind the Smiling Curve: On Josefina Lopez's Real Women Have Curves
3.Summary
Part 3 The Material of Things:Flowing Coffee and Handmade Cigars
1.The Catering Culture and Fashion in The Modern Ladies of Guanabacoa
2.The Poetic Dwelling and Anti-Intellectualism in Anna in the Tropics
3.Summary
Part 4 The Inside of Things:Prison and Residence in the Suburb of New York
1.Three Types of Power in Short Eyes
2.Homeland Consciousness in The House of Ramon Iglesia
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