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Chicana/Latina Studies volume 21 number 1 (Fall 2021)
Author: Josie Del Castillo Title: A Voice Without Words Abstract: ARTIST STATEMENT Pages: 12 - 19 click to view article
Author: Sonya M Alemán Title: Epidemics and Embodied Ways of Knowing . Abstract: EDITOR’S COMMENTARY Pages: 22 - 26 click to view article
Author: Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera Title: AM I CHICANA ENOUGH?: Identity (In)security in Chicana Poetry Abstract: Using a Chicana Feminist lens grounded in Anzaldúan epistemology, I offer a close reading of “Confessions of a Pseudo-Chicana” (2018) by liz gonzález and “Study of a Part-Time Pocha” (2019) by Sara Borjas to reveal how these poems continue the tradition of deconstructing predetermined or fixed understandings of Chicana identity via literary production. As multi-generational U.S.-born, non-native Spanish speaking Chicanas, both gonzález and Borjas delineate mutable parameters of that particular cultural and political identity, reconcile some of the contradictions that have been part of Chicana/x identity formation and performance, and interrogate perceptions of authenticity. Additionally, the poems articulate the feelings of inadequacy a Chicana like myself experiences, especially because I do not express or project what are often considered key traits or markers, and as an academic, often must conduct myself in accordance with mainstream norms. This analysis addresses the tension between the utility of demarcating an imagined community of Chicanas and essentializing Chicana identity. Pages: 30 - 57 click to view article
Authors: Aída Hurtado and Sara V Hinojos Title: RASQUACHE DOMESTICANA: Technologies of meXicana Self-Fashioning Abstract: The theoretical frameworks of rasquachismo and domesticana are combined into an analytic for fashion that we term rasquache domesticana. We apply rasquache domesticana to the self-fashioning of meXicanas both within the domestic sphere and migrating into e-commerce by meXicana vendors. We use “meXicanas” (Fregoso 2003) to refer to women who embody the cultural exchange and hybridity between Chicanas and Mexicanas. We identify three technologies of self-fashioning meXicanas use: simple modification (adding embellishments, trims, and jewelry to mainstream garments to reflect meXicana culture), restructuring modifications (using garments to create other garments to express an ethnic aesthetic), and professional modification (professionals repurposing fabrics to create new clothing). We conclude that the symbolic forms used to adorn the body follow Chela Sandoval’s (2000) concept of movidas. meXicanas use movidas as survival tactics to represent their intersectional identities through the materiality of fashion and thereby resist patriarchal restrictions in their communities, bond with other women, and expand beauty standards beyond those imposed by mainstream fashion codes. Pages: 58 - 91 click to view article
Author: Grisel Y Acosta Title: Injury, Healing, Truth, and Joy: The Body in Creative Writing Abstract: EDITOR’S COMMENTARY Pages: 94 - 96 click to view article
Author: Elodia Esperanza Benitez Title: EVA Y JULIA Abstract: none available Pages: 98 - 99 click to view article
Author: Violeta Orozco Title: THE RAILROAD IN THE SKIES, OUTSIDE THE TURTLE’S SHELL, SHIPWRECK ON THE SHORES OF THE POTOMAC Abstract: 3 poems Pages: 100 - 108 click to view article
Author: Dorotea Reyna Title: SANDÍA, LAS ABUELITAS, POEM FOR AN ARCHITECT, CANICAS Abstract: 4 poems Pages: 110 - 121 click to view article
Author: Vanessa E Vega Title: EL SALVADOR—THE SAVIOR Abstract: none available Pages: 122 - 124 click to view article
Author: Pico del Hierro-Villa Title: REIMAGINING LA LLORONA: Looking into the Border Crisis Abstract: none available Pages: 126 - 129 click to view article
Author: Guillermina Gina Núñez-Mchiri Title: A DREAM IS LIKE A PHONE CALL AWAY Abstract: none available Pages: 130 - 134 click to view article
Author: Cynthia D Villarreal Title: BOOK REVIEW: The Chicana/o/x Dream is Much More than Individual Success Abstract: The Chicana/o/x Dream: Hope, Resistance, and Educational Success. By Gilberto Q. Conchas & Nancy Acevedo. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2020. Pp. 219. $33.00 (paperback). Pages: 138 - 140 click to view article
Author: C. Alejandra Elenes Title: BOOK REVIEW: Madres Revolucionarias Transforming Chicana/Latina/Women of Color M(Other)Work Abstract: Chicana M(Other)Work Anthology: Porque sin Madres no hay Revolución. Edited by Cecila Caballero, Yvette Martínez-Vu, Judith Pérez-Torres, Michelle Téllez, and Christine Vega. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2019. Pp. 336. $24.99 (paperback). Pages: 142 - 144 click to view article
Author: Cathryn Merla-Watson Title: BOOK REVIEW: Illuminating Borderlands Spatial Stories in Marisol Cortez’s Luz at Midnight Abstract: Luz at Midnight. By Marisol Cortez. McAllen, TX: Flowersong Press, 2021. Pp. 442. $18.95 (paperback). Pages: 146 - 148 click to view article
Authors: Lucinda Banegas-Carreon and Isaías Rogel Title: BOOK REVIEW: Bearing Witness: Uniting Arabyya and Chicana Methodologies Abstract: Women Resisting Sexual Violence and the Egyptian Revolution: Arab Feminist Testimonies. By Manal Hamzeh. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020. Pp. 272. $85.50 (hardcover). Pages: 150 - 153 click to view article

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