Dear Readers, the National Women's Studies Association Journal is undergoing some changes. While we will continue to publish the in-depth, innovative, and intriguing articles you've come to expect, on January 1, 2010, we will have a different name, a different face, and an updated Web site.
Our new name is FEMINIST FORMATIONS. The first issue of volume year 22 will sport an exciting, updated look with the same quality of articles on which you rely. Our new Web site will go live January 1, 2010; please be sure to bookmark the new page and check back often for updates and new content!
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SPECIAL ISSUE: Latina Sexualities
Guest Editors: Lourdes Torres and Lorena García
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Copyright © 2009
Installation by Sonia Báez-Hernández, Photo by Diego Pérez
In this special issue of the NWSA Journal, Lourdes Torres and Lorena García explore the subject of Latina sexualities, a subject, they explain, that has been often "pathologiz[ed] and racializ[ed]" in scholarly discourse. From the editors' introduction:
"The limited research on Latina sexualities that does exist, for the most part, continues to perpetuate long-standing stereotypes and assumptions such as the virgin-whore dichotomy which defines femininity as intrinsically dangerous and produces a set of restrictive extremes."
Copyright © 2009 Installation by Sonia Báez-Hernández, Photo by Diego Pérez
Articles ranging from Marysol Asencio's exploration of Puerto Rican lesbians to Xuan Santos's study of Chicana tattooing to Sonia Báez-Hernández's inquiry into disembodiment and breast cancer seek to investigate the diverse challenges, difficulties, and triumphs of Latina sexuality today. Jillian Hernandez looks into the "chonga" girl aesthetic and Franicsca Angulo-Olaiz examines the role of pap smears in love relationships. Finally, Anahi Russo Garrido explores el ambiente as it relates to Latinas and Rosario Carrillo follows the inspiration of vieja argüenteras and the ways in which they negotiate their identities, and their sexuality, through community in a foreign land.
Latina sexuality is a complex, often understudied subject expertly captained in this issue by Lourdes Torres and Lorena García. Ending with book reviews that specifically speak to the Latina experience, this issue informs, explores, and provokes, and asks its readers to continue the investigation and publication of this rich and varied topic.
Slideshow of Sonia Báez-Hernández's Installation coming soon.
Release date: April, 2010
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