Call for Proposals for the Anthology Bronze Womanhood: Chicana Feminisms, Activism, and Leadership in the Chicano Movement Edited by Maylei Blackwell, Maria Cotera, Dionne Espinoza, and Linda Garcia-ÂMerchant We  are  soliciting  new  essays  on  Chicana  feminist  organizing,  activism,  and  leadership … Read More
Recently, the Mujeres Talk Collective asked successful women to share tips and advice on the tenure process. Below are two insightful contributions from Dras. Catherine RamÃrez and Karen Mary Davalos: Catherine S. RamÃrez Know your institution. Familiarize yourself with its policies, … Read More
Regular readers of Mujeres Talk will know that we have evolved from a site that sporadically posted research and commentary to a regular weekly schedule of publication. While I developed and ran the site in its first year (2011), in its second … Read More
When I applied for admission to the doctoral program of the Department of Drama at Stanford University ten years ago, I included a clearly written statement about my politics as a self-identified working class Xicana lesbian theatre artist. (I also … Read More
Last November in Oakland, at the meetings of the National Women’s Studies Association, I attended a session entitled “Imagining New Solutions for Old Problems: Domestic Workers Create Networks – Transforming the Struggle for Social and Economic Justice”. The panel offered academic, activist, and … Read More
Today, the Mujeres Talk Collective brings together a series of dichos for graduate students as we kick off the year 2013, the winter quarter, and the spring semester. Because many of us do not have frequent access to Chicana camaraderie … Read More
Based on Antonia Castaneda’s 2012 MALCS Plenary presentation “MALCS’ Decolonizing Work: Naming and Undoing Institutional Violence, From SB1070 to Chicana/o Studies” Reprinted from News from Nepantla, UCSB Chicano Studies Newsletter, Fall 2011, No. 5. Â Thank you to Aida Hurtado, … Read More