Latinx Talk

Latinx Talk and Latina/o Studies Association Joint Statement Condemning Anti-Asian Violence

March 24, 2021Latinx Talk

As the Advisory and Editorial Boards of Latinx Talk and the Executive Committee of the Latina/o Studies Association we condemn ongoing and recent acts of

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Organizing on the Ground for BLM: A Gay Mixed Black and Mexican Perspective

November 18, 2020Jesus Smith

Growing up in El Paso, TX (EPT) and embodying three marginalized identities—gay, Black and Mexican—made me acutely aware of the sinister ways that structures of

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The Intersections of Black and Latina/o/x Radical Traditions

November 16, 2020Eddie Bonilla

“Unity of our struggles means terror/ in the enemy’s eyes/ Unity of just struggles, means/ death to imperialism,” wrote Amiri Baraka in October of 1979.[i] The

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Dear Latines: Your Antiblackness Will Not Save You

November 11, 2020Michaela Machicote

Dear Latines,[1] your antiblackness will not save you. Your aspirations to whiteness are deadly (RIP Trayvon Martin; RIP Philando Castile); not just for the Black

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A conversation with Martha Gonzalez, author of Chican@ Artivistas: Music, Community, and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles (University of Texas Press, 2020)

October 29, 2020Martha Gonzalez

Dr. Martha Gonzalez is an Associate Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies at Scripps/Claremont College and author of the new book Chican@ Artivistas: Music, Community, and

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Announcing Our New Editorial Board Members

October 17, 2020Latinx Talk

Latinx Talk is excited to announce the appointment of three new members to its Editorial Board. They are Xochitl Marsilli-Vargas (Emory University), Cecilia Márquez (Duke University),

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Vulnerable Bodies: Domestic Violence in the Hispanic/Latinx Community During a Pandemic

October 15, 2020Karina Elizabeth Vázquez, Sadie Wenger and Danny Frascella

While it is easily argued that domestic violence is a public health matter, it has been consistently excluded from news coverage of responses to the

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Interview with Lara Medina, co-editor of Voices from the Ancestors and Beyond: Chicanx/Latinx Spiritual Expressions and Healing Practices (University of Arizona Press, 2019)

October 13, 2020Lara Medina

LT: What prepared you all for the work you accomplish in Voices from the Ancestors? LM: My own spiritual journey as an Indigenous identified Xicana

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Latinx Talk

Latinx Talk and Latina/o Studies Association Joint Statement Condemning Anti-Asian Violence

Organizing on the Ground for BLM: A Gay Mixed Black and Mexican Perspective

The Intersections of Black and Latina/o/x Radical Traditions

Dear Latines: Your Antiblackness Will Not Save You

A conversation with Martha Gonzalez, author of Chican@ Artivistas: Music, Community, and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles (University of Texas Press, 2020)

Announcing Our New Editorial Board Members

Vulnerable Bodies: Domestic Violence in the Hispanic/Latinx Community During a Pandemic

Interview with Lara Medina, co-editor of Voices from the Ancestors and Beyond: Chicanx/Latinx Spiritual Expressions and Healing Practices (University of Arizona Press, 2019)

Research In Brief

The Intersections of Black and Latina/o/x Radical Traditions

The Hotspots in Hiding: COVID-19 and Immigrant Detention

Hammers and Home

Moral Panic! At Halftime: Legacies of the Latin Boom Meet Gendered and Regional Latinidades

Roundtable

In Support of Latinx Students

The Underrepresentation of Latinx Faculty and the Future of Higher Education

Expanding the Dialogues: Afro-Latinx Feminisms

Latinx Talk: Our Collective Vision, Sounding out the Future

On the Ground

Organizing on the Ground for BLM: A Gay Mixed Black and Mexican Perspective

Dear Latines: Your Antiblackness Will Not Save You

Documenting Latinx Communities: Podcasting and Oral History in the Time of COVID-19

Transitioning U.S. Latinx Students to an Online Environment for Displaced Study Abroad Students

Reviews

A conversation with Martha Gonzalez, author of Chican@ Artivistas: Music, Community, and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles (University of Texas Press, 2020)

Interview with Lara Medina, co-editor of Voices from the Ancestors and Beyond: Chicanx/Latinx Spiritual Expressions and Healing Practices (University of Arizona Press, 2019)

Interview with María DeGuzmán, Author of Understanding John Rechy (University of South Carolina Press, 2019)

Interview with Geraldo Cadava, author of The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity, from Nixon to Trump (Ecco, 2020)

In Academia

Announcing Our New Editorial Board Members

Essential Latinx Educators: Teaching in a Time of Pandemic

Compassionate Pedagogies in a Pandemic: Reflections from Latina Scholars

New Editorial and Advisory Board Members

Informed Commentary

Vulnerable Bodies: Domestic Violence in the Hispanic/Latinx Community During a Pandemic

Bodega Dreams in Austin, Texas

Showcasing J.Lo’s Aesthetic and Political Abilities

Mothering Against Militarism