Partially presented at the 2012 NACCS Conference Roundtable Panel “’Callin’ it like it is’: Transforming Gendered, Sexual and Heteropatriachal Violence in Chicano Studies and Academic Institutions†People who pursue knowledge and participate in social justice activities have the right … Read More
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
“Todos Somos Arizonaâ€: Confronting the Attacks on Difference
University of California, Santa Barbara
July 18-21, 2012
 Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) invites submissions for its annual Summer Institute to be held this year at the University of California Santa Barbara. This year’s theme is “Todos Somos Arizona:†Confronting the Attacks on Difference.
By Brenda Sendejo On March 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, the 2012 Tejas Foco Regional Conference of The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS) convened at Texas State University, San Marcos. Â Scholars, writers, artists and community members gathered to … Read More
Latina filmmakers on companies, movie projects by Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times 2012-03-28 Linda Garcia Merchant has been making films for the last six years and with her latest productions, Thresholds and The A Word, she covers two controversial … Read More
The recent radio blast by Rush Limbaugh regarding 3rd year law school student, Sandra Fluke, and her advocacy for female student rights to contraception at Georgetown University was jarring for this MALCS blogger. Sandra Fluke was verbally attacked by Rush … Read More
MIA, Mujeres Iniciando en las Américas A 10-day Delegation Uniting Guatemalan and U.S. Women and Men, July 22 – August 1, 2012 The Latin American women’s movement is recognized internationally for its advances in combating violence against women. Latin America … Read More
Another Oscar season has come and gone and for anyone interested in the representation of people of color in mainstream visual culture or the dramatic arts, it has been a disappointing season once again. This year, the talk was all … Read More