{"product_id":"forced-by-circumstance-chicana-feminist-essays-1981-2024-9781951874100","title":"Forced by Circumstance: Chicana Feminist Essays (1981-2024)","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA landmark collection of the work of pioneering Chicana scholar, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e Norma Alarcóoacute;n. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForced by Circumstance\u003c\/i\u003e gathers in one volume foundational essays by, and interviews with one of the most highly esteemed intellectuals in Chicana\/o, Latina\/o, and Feminist Studies. Reading Alarcón's essays-from her early work on Mexican feminist writer Rosario Castellanos to her recent reflections on the carceral state and the political debacle that our contemporary situation presents--not only offers readers a sense of the intellectual trajectory of one of our most important Chicana feminist thinkers but also brings to a new generation of scholars and readers classic essays in Chicana\/o Studies, Cultural Studies, Feminist Studies, and Literary Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norma Alarcón\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aunt Lute Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781951874100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorma Alarcón \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emerita in the Departments of Ethnic Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, and Gender and Women's Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She was the founder and publisher of Third Woman Press, which began as a journal and gave voice to many Latina writers. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eNinfomanía: el discurso feminista en la obra poética\u003c\/i\u003e de Rosario Castellanos (1992) and co-editor, among others, of \u003ci\u003eBetween Woman and Nation: Nationalisms, Transnational Feminisms, and the State\u003c\/i\u003e(1999). Her writings have had an impact across disciplines in the humanities and social sciences and range from Chicana feminism and Chicana literature to topics such as gender, race, feminist politics, the U.S.-Mexico border, women of color feminisms, and contemporary social justice issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorma E. Cantú\u003c\/b\u003e, is a Professor Emerita from the Department of English, University of Texas at San Antonio, and currently serves as Murchison Professor of the Humanities at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, where she teaches Creative Writing and Latinx\/Chicanx Studies. Her most recently published anthologies are\u003ci\u003e Chicana Portraits\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-edited, \u003ci\u003e ¡Somos Tejanas! Tejana Identity and Tejanidad\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as her single-authored book \u003ci\u003eFiestas in Laredo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarisa Belausteguigoita\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor at the School of Pedagogy in the Humanities at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and chair of the Gender Studies Center at UNAM (CIEG\/UNAM). Her work focuses on the relationship between critical pedagogies, artistic and juridical practices focused on women's access to justice, and she has been active in translating, teaching and researching the work of Chicanas and Chicana discourse and theory in México. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDionne Espinoza\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Cal State LA. She has co-edited two award winning books: \u003ci\u003eChicana Movidas\u003c\/i\u003e (with María Cotera and Maylei Blackwell, 2018) and\u003ci\u003e Enriqueta Vasquez and the Chicano Movement: Writings from El Grito del Norte\u003c\/i\u003e (with Lorena Oropeza, 2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Norma Alarc\u0026#195;\u0026#179;n \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47674837336221,"sku":"9781951874100","price":50.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_9852f0a0-0f79-4898-a5e5-fb81daa1217c.jpg?v=1771913928","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/forced-by-circumstance-chicana-feminist-essays-1981-2024-9781951874100","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}