Harmonizing Latina Visions and Voices: Cultural Explorations of Entornos

Harmonizing Latina Visions and Voices: Cultural Explorations of Entornos is a collection of stories, poems, and essays that challenge the erasures, stigma, and silences imposed on women by functioning as a harmonizing choir, a collection of voices to testify on mujerismo, its vision, and its promise for the future. It offers an intergenerational, intellectual, and spiritual dialogue and centers and contextualizes how womens resistance is articulated and expressed. The stories are often matricentric, transnational, and queer.

Format: Hardback
Length: 310 pages
Publication date: 15 April 2024
Publisher: Lexington Books

Harmonizing Latina Visions and Voices: Cultural Explorations of Entornos is a groundbreaking collection that serves as a powerful harmonizing choir, uniting the diverse voices and experiences of Latinas. It challenges the erasures, stigma, and silences imposed on women, offering a testament to the rich tapestry of mujerismo and its transformative potential for our future. This collection acts as a record of a pathway toward liberation, resisting the white supremacist projects perpetuated by academia, families, official narratives, and immigration. It recognizes that the experiences of Latinas are diverse and multifaceted, and thus, it seeks to harmonize these voices rather than seeking to equate them or propose a one-size-fits-all response.

The book presents a rich intergenerational, intellectual, and spiritual dialogue, inviting readers to engage with these diverse narratives, poems, and essays. These stories often revolve around matricentric, transnational, and queer experiences, shedding light on the policing, policies, and legislations that govern Latinas' bodies and the entornos (social/environmental worlds) in which they navigate.

Through its exploration of these themes, Harmonizing Latina Visions and Voices contributes to a broader understanding of the complexities and nuances of Latinas' lives and experiences. It serves as a catalyst for dialogue, empathy, and action, empowering Latinas to reclaim their narratives, challenge oppressive systems, and build a more inclusive and equitable world. This collection is a valuable resource for scholars, activists, and anyone interested in understanding the rich diversity and resilience of the Latina community.

Weight: 590g
Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666900316