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Please join us on October 15 as the Latinx Research Center will host a book presentation by Norma Alarcón, Professor Emerita of Chicanx Latinx Studies at UC Berkeley, a groundbreaking Chicana theorist and feminist scholar.
Forced by Circumstance: A Chicana Feminist Journey (1981–2024) is a powerful new book, a deeply personal and intellectual reflection that spans more than four decades of groundbreaking work in Chicana feminism, cultural studies, and social justice. Professor Alarcon’s voice has shaped conversations about identity, gender, culture, and power for generations of students and readers. Now, her story — and the ideas that have transformed an entire field — are available to the public.
The book gathers in one volume foundational essays by, and interviews with one of the most highly esteemed intellectuals in Chicana/o, Latina/o, and Feminist Studies. Reading Alarcón’s essays—from her early work on Mexican feminist writer Rosario Castellanos to her recent reflections on the carceral state and the political debacle that our contemporary situation presents—not only offers readers a sense of the intellectual trajectory of one of our most important Chicana feminist thinkers but also brings to a new generation of scholars and readers classic essays in Chicana/o Studies, Cultural Studies, Feminist Studies, and Literary Studies.
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