{"product_id":"the-chicana-motherwork-anthology-9780816537990","title":"The Chicana Motherwork Anthology","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Chicana M(other)work Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together emerging scholarship and \u003ci\u003etestimonios\u003c\/i\u003e by and about self-identified Chicana and Women of Color mother-scholars, activists, and allies who center mothering as transformative labor through an intersectional lens. Contributors provide narratives that make feminized labor visible and that prioritize collective action and holistic healing for mother-scholars of color, their children, and their communities within and outside academia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The volume is organized in four parts: (1) separation, migration, state violence, and detention; (2) Chicana\/Latina\/WOC mother-activists; (3) intergenerational mothering; and (4) loss, reproductive justice, and holistic pregnancy. Contributors offer a just framework for Chicana and Women of Color mother-scholars, activists, and allies to thrive within and outside of the academy. They describe a new interpretation of motherwork that addresses the layers of care work needed for collective resistance to structural oppression and inequality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This anthology is a call to action for justice. Contributions are both theoretical and epistemological, and they offer an understanding of motherwork through Chicana and Women of Color experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCecilia Caballero is a PhD candidate in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yvette Martínez-Vu is the assistant director of the University of California, Santa Barbara, McNair Scholars Program. She is an interdisciplinary scholar with a PhD in theater and performance studies from University of California, Los Angeles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Judith Pérez-Torres is an adjunct faculty member at California State University, Fullerton, in the College of Education. She is an interdisciplinary scholar with a PhD in educational leadership and policy from University of Utah. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Michelle Téllez is an assistant professor of Mexican American studies at the University of Arizona. She is an interdisciplinary scholar with a PhD in community studies in education from Claremont Graduate University.Christine Vega is a PhD candidate in the Social Sciences and Comparative Education Division at the University of California, Los Angles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Arizona Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413435519250,"sku":"9780816537990","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_90edf4af-4635-49db-a5be-8a0563c9026f.jpg?v=1729353707","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-chicana-motherwork-anthology-9780816537990","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}