{"product_id":"querencia-reflections-on-the-new-mexico-homeland-9780826361608","title":"Querencia: Reflections on the New Mexico Homeland","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew Mexico cultural envoy Juan Estevan Arellano, to whom this work is dedicated, writes that \u003cem\u003equerencia\u003c\/em\u003e \"is that which gives us a sense of place, that which anchors us to the land, that which makes us a unique people, for it implies a deeply rooted knowledge of place, and for that reason we respect it as our home.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis sentiment is echoed in the foreword by Rudolfo Anaya, in which he writes that \"\u003cem\u003equerencia\u003c\/em\u003e is love of home, love of place.\" This collection of both deeply personal reflections and carefully researched studies explores the New Mexico homeland through the experiences and perspectives of Chicanx and indigenous\/Genízaro writers and scholars from across the state. The importance of querencia for each contributor is apparent in their work and their ongoing studies, which have roots in the culture, history, literature, and popular media of New Mexico. Be inspired and enlightened by these essays and discover the history and belonging that is querencia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnaya, Rudolfo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRudolfo Anaya\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eBless Me, Ultima\u003c\/i\u003e and many other books.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFonseca-Chávez, Vanessa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eVanessa Fonseca-Chávez\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of English at Arizona State University and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eSpanish Perspectives on Chicano Literature: Literary and Cultural Essays\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomero, Levi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eLevi Romero\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of Chicana and Chicano studies at the University of New Mexico. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including \u003ci\u003eA Poetry of Remembrance: New and Rejected Works\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSagrado: A Photopoetics Across the Chicano Homeland\u003c\/i\u003e (both from UNM Press).\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Unm Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552838582546,"sku":"9780826361608","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3ab50585-43f0-4854-9407-6d3fcf3548cc.jpg?v=1754907424","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/querencia-reflections-on-the-new-mexico-homeland-9780826361608","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}