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Student Scholarships for SI

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Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) invites student scholarship applications for the 2016 MALCS Summer Institute. MALCS, through generous donations from our members, is offering to cover the conference registration cost of 7 student presenters. More scholarships may be available if there are additional donations to the Summer Institute Scholarship Fund (malcs.org/archive-2017/giving/).

Scholarship eligibility is limited to all students who are current MALCS members and who are presenting at the 2016 Summer Institute. To apply, please submit a 250 word letter of application describing your 2016 Summer Institute presentation and explaining how your presentation fits your research interests and future goals.

The deadline for applications is Monday, July 18, 2016. Please submit your letter of application (250 word limit) to Justine Hernandez at gro.sclamobfsctd-8b58a7@enitsuJ/archive-2017 by 7/18/16.

Note: Students who have already paid their registration for the Institute will have their registration payment refunded.

 

2016 Tortuga Awardee

The recipient of the 2016 Tortuga Award is Rosalía Solórzano Torres, who will be honored at the Awards Banquet on Saturday, August 6th, during the MALCS Summer Institute at the University of Wyoming-Laramie.

Rosalía Solórzano Torres


Rosalía Solórzano Torres

Rosalía is a pioneer of Chicana/o Studies, establishing many Chicana/o Studies courses and degree programs at various institutions. Rosalía began researching Mexican migrant women in 1976 and teaching in the field in 1979. She is co-editor of Chicana/o Studies: Survey and Analysis (KendallHunt 2007) and is finalizing her second chapbook of poetry, Borderoleando al Amor. Rosalía has a Masters in Sociology and Spanish from the University of Texas at El Paso and advanced to doctoral candidacy in sociology at Michigan State University, East Lansing. She was Associate Director at the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies at the University of Texas at El Paso and has received research and teaching appointments at the Center for U.S.-Mexico Studies at the University of California at San Diego, the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at University of Texas at El Paso, the Chicana and Chicano Studies Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder, El Paso Community College, and Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona. Rosalía received a Masters in Counseling and Guidance from Webster University in 1992, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and received Diplomate status by the American Psychotherapy Association. At present, she and Dr. James Hernández are working with other faculty to create a degree in Mexican American and Women’s Studies at Pima Community College where both currently teach.

 

2016 Online Elections – Date Change

Dear Malcistas,
Given the time crunch and holiday weekend, the MALCS executive committee (EC) has voted to change/extend the dates for our elections to July 15-25, 2016.
Hope you vote and see you in Laramie for our next Summer Institute.

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MALCS stands in solidarity with our familia

Herman@s de MALCS, our familia,

On behalf of the officers and leadership of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS), we write this message in solidarity with our community after the tragic events over the weekend that took place in Orlando, Florida. This act of terrorism and pure hate at a LGBTQ+ night club celebrating a Latin@ music night, targeted our community, especially our queer raza and their supporters, allies, relatives, friends, in all, nuestra familia.

We loudly and publicly denounce terrorism, homophobia, islamophobia and all hate crimes – especially those targeting individuals because of their sexualities and gender identities. As you are all aware, MALCS affirms the rights of individuals to assert their identities without fear of intolerance, discrimination, or prejudice. MALCS membership is open to self-identified Chican@, Latin@, Afro-Latin@, Native American and Indigenous members who identify as mujeres and/or gender-non-conforming people. As members and supporters of the affected community, we are deeply saddened by this incident and stand in solidarity with those who lost their lives, those who were injured, and all their loved ones.

We encourage you to proudly proclaim your solidarity with the victims and continue working to stop hate, promote peace, and achieve equity and equality. We have made significant gains in the last years, especially in relation to the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals. However, this incident proves, along with recent legislation that negates the rights of transgender peoples to access facilities that match their gender identity, our work is not done.

In solidarity siempre,

Nohemy Solórzano-Thompson
MALCS Chair

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: CLS Writing Workshop

CLS MALCS LOGOChicana/Latina Studies: The Journal of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social invites your participation at its MALCS Summer Institute Writing Workshop at the University of Wyoming, August 3 – 6, 2016.

Two sessions focusing on academic articles will take place: one on Wednesday, August 3, and one on Friday, August 5, 2016.
The MALCS Summer Institute Writing Workshop is one of our formal methods of creating a feminist editorial praxis in the publication of work by and about Chicanas/Latinas. The workshop follows the spirit and mission of MALCS, and it is designed to create a publishing community with the aim of energizing knowledge production through collaboration and institutionalized mentorship.

We encourage applications from writers at all professional levels, including tenured or mid-career professors. Due to the goals of the workshop, we discourage submissions of dissertation chapters. The workshop will be facilitated by Josie Méndez-Negrete—the Immediate-Past Lead Editor—a senior scholar with a strong publication record and extensive experience at various phases of editorial work.

Those interested in participating must submit electronic copies of a letter of application and a final draft of a manuscript by June 1, 2016 at 5:00 pm. This two-day workshop has space for no more than ten participants who are current paid members of MALCS and who must register for the Summer Institute.

When accepted, applicants must provide evidence of membership and registration payment to MALCS, as well as complete all pre-workshop documentations. Also, participants must make a commitment to attend both sessions, and agree to peer review and comment on all submitted manuscripts. After having participated in the workshop, each participant will clearly understand the internal publication criteria of Chicana/Latina Studies, gain specific direction regarding revision, and obtain first-hand knowledge of the journal’s editorial production process.

Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Evidence of membership and registration will expedite the review process for acceptance.

Deadline for submission must be postmarked by June 1, 2016.  Send letter of application and manuscript in electronic form to ude.astuobfsctd-70561f@etergeNzedneM.eisoJ

Passing of Chicana historian Louise Ano Nuevo Kerr

Louise Ano Nuevo Kerr, 1938-2015

Louise Ano Nuevo KerrWe remember Louise Ano Nuevo Kerr, pioneering Chicana historian who ensured Chicana academic presence in the Midwest since the mid 1970s, as well as wrote one of the first dissertations on Mexicans in the Midwest. She also brought MALCS to Chicago for the first time in 1994. 

Louise died surrounded by family Monday, August 31, in Silver Spring, MD. She was a gentle soul as well as mentor, friend and colleague. 

Que en paz descanse Louise Ano Nuevo Kerr. PRESENTE!

Full Obituary

 

Pioneering Chicana Historian Honored by Obama, NEH

Dr. Vicki Ruiz,Distinguished Professor of History and Chicano/Latino Studies at the University of California, Irvine

Chicana historian Vicki Ruiz has been named a recipient of the 2014 National Humanities Medal, awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the President of the United States. Dr. Ruiz is being honored for pioneering the history of twentieth-century Latinas in a distinguished career that began with collecting oral testimony from Mexican immigrants who worked in U.S. canning factories. She was the fourth Mexican-American woman to ever receive a doctorate in history in the United States.

Dr. Ruiz is among 10 honorees from elite universities nationwide who will accept the award from President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday, Sept. 10. The ceremony will be live-streamed at 3 p.m. at www.whitehouse.gov/live.

MALCS congratulates Dr. Ruiz on this prestigious award which recognizes the importance of Chicana/Latina history!