CSRC Press Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary of Aztlán

To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies, CSRC Press is making available to the public three essays from the Spring 2020 issue.

Essays in the issue explore the impact of affirmative action on the Chicano movement, the reinscription of La Llorona in works by Gloria Anzaldúa and Sandra Cisneros, symbolic networking among sonidos in Chicago's baile economy, and political opposition in the poetry of Javier Huerta.

In the dossier section, curated by Michelle Téllez, writers, poets, and artists reflect on fifty years of Chicana feminism. 

This fiftieth anniversary issue also celebrates the work of LA-based artist Judithe Hernández, who created the covers and illustrations for the earliest issues of Aztlán. In the editor's commentary, Charlene Villaseñor Black looks at these works and discusses Hernández's vital role in shaping the journal. The cover and the artist's communiqué feature some of Hernández's recent works.

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The following essays are available below for PDF download:

  • [Editor's Commentary] Charlene Villasénor Black, "Judithe Hernández, Aztlán's First Cover Artist: Fifty Years of Chicano Feminist Art." Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies 45, no. 1 (2020): 1–19. Published by UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press. Copyright 2020 by the Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. (PDF)
 
  • Rodolfo Aguilar, "Gracias a Dios que los Bailes Me Han Ayudado: Exploring the Baile Economy and Symbolic Networking among Mexican Sonidos in Chicagoland." Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies 45, no. 1 (2020): 81–108. Published by UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press. Copyright 2020 by the Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. (PDF)
 
  • Dolores Delgado Bernal, "Disrupting Epistemological Boundaries: Reflections of Feminista Methodological and Pedagogical Interventions." Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies 45, no. 1 (2020): 155–69. Published by UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press. Copyright 2020 by the Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. (PDF)