The contributions gathered in this issue reflect the theme of the 2009 MALCS Summer Institute, “Border as Mirror: Negotiating the View from Here.” The contributors’ pieces for this issue together explore varied storehouses of knowledge, from lived experience to crafted research. Individually and … [Read more...] about C/LS 9(1) Fall 2009
C/LS 8(1/2) Spring 2009
There are two patterns we see characterizing the works that comprise this double issue: vivencias and critical witnessing. It also provides a powerful structuring thread for the works gathered together in the first section, which also collectively engage with caring as both a political and … [Read more...] about C/LS 8(1/2) Spring 2009
C/LS 7(2) Spring 2008
The contributors in this issue speak through the lens of looking back and taking stock with frankness more so than nostalgia. The pieces brought together in this issue show that the path of breaking silence involves fortifying oneself against negative talk, downfalls, plateaus, secrets, and other … [Read more...] about C/LS 7(2) Spring 2008
C/LS 7(1) Fall 2007
Interference charges this issue in both content and form. Notably, its varied definitions powerfully reflect the subject and methodology of Chicana/Latina studies: involvement without invitation, an unwanted signal that disrupts reception, a hindrance or obstruction that prevents an expected outcome … [Read more...] about C/LS 7(1) Fall 2007
C/LS 6(2) Spring 2007
This focused issue of Chicana/Latina Studies represents the first attempt to bring scholarship on Chicana art together in one volume, thus highlighting the critical dexterity and intellectual genius of its proponents. The scholarship included in this focused issue not only challenges the voids and … [Read more...] about C/LS 6(2) Spring 2007
