{"product_id":"women-writing-resistance-isbn-9780807088197","title":"Women Writing Resistance","description":"\u003cb\u003eEssays on Latinx and Caribbean identity and on globalization by renowned women writers, including Julia Alvarez, Edwidge Danticat, and Jamaica Kincaid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen Writing Resistance: Essays on Latin America and the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e gathers the voices of sixteen acclaimed writer-activists for a one-of-a-kind collection. Through poetry and essays, writers from the Anglophone, Hispanic, and Francophone Caribbean, including Puertorriqueñas and Cubanas, grapple with their hybrid American political identities. \u003cb\u003eGloria Anzaldúa\u003c\/b\u003e, the founder of Chicana queer theory; \u003cb\u003eRigoberta Menchú\u003c\/b\u003e, the first Indigenous person to win a Nobel Peace Prize; and \u003cb\u003eMichelle Cliff\u003c\/b\u003e, a searing and poignant chronicler of colonialism and racism, among many others, highlight how women can collaborate across class, race, and nationality to lead a new wave of resistance against neoliberalism, patriarchy, state terrorism, and white supremacy.Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003ePreface by Elizabeth Martinez\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Jennifer Browdy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Re-Envisioning History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Revision (Aurora Levins Morales)\u003cbr\u003e2 We Are Ugly, but We Are Here (Edwidge Danticat)\u003cbr\u003e3 The Silent Witness (Raquel Partnoy)\u003cbr\u003e4 And What Would It Be Like? (Michelle Cliff)\u003cbr\u003e5 Everthing I Kept: Reflections of an “Anthropoeta” (Ruth Behar)\u003cbr\u003e6 The Dream of Nunca Más: Healing the Wounds (Emma Sepúlveda)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: The Politics of Language and Identity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7 Language as an Instrument of Domination (Rosario Castellanos)\u003cbr\u003e8 Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to Third World Women Wrtiers (Gloria Anzaldúa)\u003cbr\u003e9 Las aeious (Ruth Irupé Sanabria)\u003cbr\u003e10 Art in América con Acento (Cherríe Moraga)\u003cbr\u003e11 The Myth of the Latin Woman (Judith Ortiz Cofer)\u003cbr\u003e12 The Quincentenary Conference and the Earth Summit, 1992 (Rigoberta Menchú)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Strategies of Resistance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13 A Massacre in Mexico (Elena Poniatowska)\u003cbr\u003e14 A Small Place (Jamaica Kincaid)\u003cbr\u003e15 One Precious Moment (Margaret Randall)\u003cbr\u003e16 On Being Shorter: How Our Testimonial Texts Defy the Academy (Alicia Partnoy)\u003cbr\u003e17 Death in the Desert: The Women of Ciudad Juárez\u003cbr\u003e18: I Came To Help: Resistance Writ Small (Julia Alvarez)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003ePermissions\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Editor and Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex“A wonderful compilation of works by Latinx writers commemorating the past and aspiring to change the future.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bless these voices, these powerhouses of the Americas, my teachers, my heroes. May this book travel near and far and inspire others to resist. Thank you for restoring courage in an era of fear, purpose in a season of confusion, and, in these times of censorship, an obligation to speak.”\u003cbr\u003e—Sandra Cisneros, author of \u003ci\u003eThe House on Mango Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWomen Writing Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e has been reborn in a crucial time in herstory, as belonging, identity, and what it means to be American have once again taken center stage. . . . Empowering to read and process.”\u003cbr\u003e—Raquel Cepeda, filmmaker and author of \u003ci\u003eBird of Paradise: How I Became Latina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Timely, compelling, and nuanced, this anthology invites us to discover what resistance has meant to women and to steward that gift through meaningful action in our own lives.”\u003cbr\u003e—Ashley Perez, author of \u003ci\u003eOut of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A big, bold inspiration now. . . .These women will set your soul on fire.”\u003cbr\u003e—Achy Obejas, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tower of Antilles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A powerful reminder of how much we can learn from listening to each other’s stories . . . .stories that compel, that inspire—stories that need to be heard to envision a more inclusive future.”\u003cbr\u003e—Nicole Caso, director of the Spanish Studies Program, Bard College\u003cb\u003eJennifer Browdy\u003c\/b\u003e teaches comparative literature and gender studies at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. She is also a co-editor of \u003ci\u003eAfrican Women Writing Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWriting Fire: An Anthology Celebrating the Power of Women’s Words\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304078823653,"sku":"NP9780807088197","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807088197.jpg?v=1767744489","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/women-writing-resistance-isbn-9780807088197","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}