Category: Editorial
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Landscapes of Belonging: Introduction
By AJ Baginski, Ivylove Cudjoe, Alexa Hurtado-Montaño, Alain Lawo-Sukam, Regina Mills and George Villanueva “Post-1492, what the uninhabitable tells us… is that populations who occupy the ‘nonexistent’ are living in what has been previously conceptualized as unlivable and unimaginable.”– Katherine McKittrick “How would Google Maps direct someone you love to your home? How would it Read more
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Un tatuaje a la espalda
Por Luis Felipe Lomelí Una noche en Wáshington, D.C., vi a una mujer bellísima con el escudo nacional de México tatuado en el omóplato izquierdo. Vencí mi consabida timidez para abordar desconocidos, me abrí paso entre la gente que abarrotaba el bar donde, recién me enteraba, había una reunión de Latinos For Obama, y le Read more
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This Presentation Is an Invitation
By Thania Muñoz Davaslioglu and Fabio Chee Madrigal For this issue we had the alegría of collaborating with a committee composed of poets, scholars, and writers. Their call for submissions ignited this issue’s sample of poetry, prose, and essays about and in American indigenous languages, and we have the fortuna of representing Pa Ipai, Tu´un Read more
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Special Issue Editorial Committee: Luis Felipe Lomelí / Ignacio Carvajal-Regidor / Florentino Solano
Special Issue #3: American Indigenous Languages / Las lenguas originarias americanas In the border zone between Mexico and the United States there exists a multiplicity of nations and cultures many of them with histories dating prior to the first European invasions and, many others, that have immigrated to the area in recent times. Because of Read more
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Editorial: El parquecito
By Fabio Chee Madrigal and Thania Muñoz Davaslioglu In our first editorial, we “envision[ed] Latin@ Literatures as something more than a bookshelf, we intend[ed] for it to become more like the home or the park, a space for cultural gathering, interaction, and exchange; a space wherein our experiences [could] continue to tell the stories about Read more
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“Give Us One of Those Latin Bombshell Dances” : Lupe Velez Comic-Generated! Another Great Chapter in the History of Mexicans in American Mass Culture*
By William Anthony Nericcio Time and again I have tipped my sombrero to the remarkable treasures to be found at Pappy’s Golden Age Comics Blogzine, but now he has outdone himself with a post that jibes/gels/fuses with my #textmex and #mextasy researches/art/presentations and more. One of his latest entries is a comic book from 1951 Read more
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Editorial: The Beginning and the Path Forward
By Fabio Chee Madrigal and Thania Muñoz Davaslioglu In the “Welcome,” Frederick L. Aldama writes about a great tradition and truly honors us by mentioning Latin@ Literatures alongside the many great endeavors of the Latina/o artistic community throughout history. We can only promise you that we will dedicate all of our efforts to ensure that Read more
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Total Freedom in Art, Thought, and Interpretive Production: A Welcome
By Frederick Luis Aldama Back in the day we had to fight to be heard. To have our creative and intellectual work as Latinas and Latinos published. We’ve been pounding on doors ever since. Some of those doors opened, but only a crack. Mostly we’ve created our own edifices, and with doors, windows, and all Read more