ABSTRACT

By approaching Chicana/o issues from the frames of feminism, social activism, and cultural studies, and by considering both lived experience and the latest research, Torres offers a more comprehensive understanding of current Chicana life. Through compelling prose, Torres masterfully weaves her own story as a first-generation Mexican American with interviews with activists and other Mexican-American women to document the present fight for social justice and the struggles of living between two worlds.

chapter |9 pages

No hay tiempo ni espacio para llorar

There Is neither Time nor Space to Cry

chapter |36 pages

Anguished Past, Troubled Present

The Savagery and Promise of Traumatic Memory

chapter |25 pages

Rich in Culture, Low on Capital

Cultural Studies and the Global Economy

chapter |25 pages

Wisdom and Weakness

Freire and Education

chapter |30 pages

Desire on the Line

Sexual Transgression and the Border as Grand Metaphors

chapter |16 pages

The Virtues of Conflict

Challenging Dominant Culture and White Feminist Theory

chapter |42 pages

Donde hay amor, hay dolor

Where There Is Love, There Is Pain