Claiming Home, Shaping Community: Testimonios De Los Valles - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0816537127 ISBN 13 : 9780816537129

Editeur : University of Arizona Press, 2017

Synopsis

To offer testimonio is inherently political, a vehicle that counters the hegemony of the state and illuminates the repression and denial of human rights. Claiming Home, Shaping Community shares testimonios from and about the lives of Mexican-origin people who left the rural, agricultural Imperial and San Joaquín Valleys to pursue higher education at a University of California campus.

While symbolically their journeys embody the master narrative of the "American Dream," Claiming Home, Shaping Community does not echo the "rags to riches" trope reified in dominant culture, but rather, it asserts the need to rehumanize the purpose and heart of education. In each chapter, the narrators illustrate myriad supports that allowed them to move forward on their academic and professional journeys: hard work, affirmative action, inclusionary practices, mentors, and their communities' cultural wealth. Each trajectory is unique, but put together as a collection, the commonalities emerge.

Denoting a sense of political and social urgency that responds to the current accentuated economic disparities between the haves and the have-nots, these essays illuminate the broader societal benefits of federal legislation and resources for state-funded public higher education and policies that broaden access and resources. By telling their stories, the contributors seek to empower others on their journeys to and through higher education.

Contributors:

Daniel "Nane" Alejandrez
Manuel Barajas
Angelica Cárdenas-Chaisson
Gloria H. Cuádraz
Yolanda Flores
Francisco J. Galarte
John J. Halcón
Ester Hernández
Rosa M. Jiménez
Roberto Moreno
José R. Padilla
Enid Pérez
Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gloria H. Cuádraz is an associate professor of sociology at Arizona State University. She is a member of the Latina Feminist Group, co-authors of Telling to Live: Latina Feminist Testimonios.

Yolanda Flores is an associate professor at the University of Vermont. Her most recent book is The Drama of Gender: Feminist Theater by Women of the Americas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Arizona Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0816537127
• ISBN 13: 9780816537129
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Éditeur: Cuádraz Gloria, Flores Yolanda
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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