Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies
ABOUT
Aztlán presents original research that is relevant to or informed by the Chicano experience. An interdisciplinary, double-blind peer-reviewed journal, Aztlán focuses on scholarly essays in the humanities, social sciences, and arts, supplemented by thematic pieces in the dossier section, an artist's communiqué, a review section, and a commentary by the editor, Charlene Villaseñor Black. Aztlán seeks ways to bring Chicano studies into critical dialogue with Latino, ethnic, American, and global studies.
Aztlán has been the leading journal in the field of Chicanx studies since 1970. Aztlán is issued twice a year.
"Aztlán … signals the vibrancy of Chicano Studies."
— The Chronicle of Higher Education
"The preeminent scholarly journal in Chicano Studies."
— Magazines for Libraries
"This esteemed journal of record is essential for virtually all academic libraries."
— Library Journal
Aztlán is published by University of California Press (UC Press) in collaboration with CSRC Press. The journal is offered in print and digital formats.
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LATEST ISSUE
Volume 50 Number 1
Spring 2025
Aztlán’s Spring 2025 issue features essays on the systematic removal of Brown people of Indigenous ancestry and heritage from the United States, gay heartbreak narratives in the HBO series Looking and the music of Omar Apollo, and the role of the robe worn by boxing champion Carlos “El Famoso” Hernández in drawing attention to the historical narratives of El Salvador and Central America.
In the Dossier section, co-curators Marissa Del Toro and Cecilia Fajardo-Hill bring together essays on Latin American and Latinx artists who challenge gendered constructs and cultural expectations through their exploration of the imaginary body. The work of Chicana artist Linda Vallejo is the subject of the Editor’s Commentary, and the mixed-media work of Neo Bustamante appears on the cover and in Artist’s Communiqué.
Cover image: Nao Bustamante, Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey, 2022. Found object and mixed media, 13 × 5 × 5 feet (variable). Performance at ArtPace, San Antonio, Texas. Photography by Beth Devillier.
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EDITORIAL BOARD 2024–2026
Ella Maria Diaz, San José State University
