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
We are happy to count you among our members and supporters. We are a national organization of Chicanas, Latinas (including Afro-Latinas and Asian-Latinas) and Indigenous women, trans and gender non-conforming people who are dedicated to excelling in academia. So that … Read More
Yesterday, as I continued my work on translating an oral history interview from Spanish into English I was struck by something that this particular participant in the project said – as I often am in this work. I’ve had the … Read More
In Barcelona, Spain, while speaking with friends over lunch at a communal picnic table – switching from Spanish to English and back again – I heard the woman in the family sitting next to us say, in a whispered … Read More
Back home from another stimulating gathering of the Society for the Study of Gloria Anzaldúa, a conference held every 18 months at the University of Texas at San Antonio, hosted and sponsored by the Women’s Studies Institute. Kudos to Professor … Read More
I rode home the other day in the pouring rain, on my bicycle. A few drops fell as I left my office, a few more as I packed the bike and headed into traffic. The umbrellas were out, the windows … Read More
The February 7, 2012, episode of Glee, titled “The Spanish Teacher†features Ricky Martin in a guest appearance as David Martinez, who, as a Latino teacher of Spanish, becomes a rival to Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) for both the affections of … Read More