Chicano (or Xicano)
An adjective which denotes Mexican-American heritage
Feminist
Someone who is a feminist argues for the emancipation of women in society and equality between the sexes
Magical realism
A literary movement that began in South America in the 20th century concerned mainly with making real-life situations less believable and more fantastical. The author most closely linked to magical realism was Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Colombian Nobel Prize winner who wrote 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'
Adage
An old saying or motto
Occult
Another term for supernatural or mysterious phenomena
Ecocriticism
A critical framework through which to approach reading which examines writers' explorations of the environment and the natural world. It has come to the fore in recent years due to global warming and climate change and their effects on our natural world.
