Conclusion

Abstract

After discussing the post-Sixties rethinking of politics and the market coming out of a New York-based Latino/a tradition, we now turn to an analysis of the way in which a different Latino/a community deals with the accusation of selling out. Our goal is to show how the post-Sixties methodology we have developed in looking at New York-based Latino/a writers can also be applied to other Latino/a populations. For Miami-based Cuban-American writers, the sellout label is related to a betrayal of what is deemed appropriate politics for and by their community. Entering into the larger market of Latino/a literature while ambivalently engaging with a Sixties literary tradition, these writers run the risk of alienating their home communities, which expect Cuban-American cultural production to reflect conservative political values. By looking at the millennial generation of Miami-based Cuban-American writers, we aim to point to some of the new directions in Latino/a literature while expanding our geographic scope. Miami as a site for Latino/a cultural production might appear to be similar to New York metropolis in terms of its internationalism and diversity; however, its proximity to the Caribbean and the prominent role of the Cuban exile community present a very different public sphere for Latino/a writers. We will consequently conclude by discussing the challenges facing the post-Sixties generation of Cuban-American writers in Miami as a way of understanding the veiled politics within this writing.