Tag: Ana Castillo

• Cambria Press Publication Review: Contemporary Chicana Literature

  Congratulations to Professor Cristina Herrera of California State University, Fresno, on the outstanding review of her book, Contemporary Chicana Literature: (Re)Writing the Maternal Script, by the Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature. The book review commends Contemporary Chicana Literature because: “In the field of mothering and motherhood studies, there is a lack of literature…

  Cambria Press

  August 1, 2016

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• #BookReview of CONTEMPORARY #CHICANA LITERATURE by journal Contemporary Women’s Writing

  Cambria Press is pleased to announce that Contemporary Chicana Literature: (Re)Writing the Maternal Script has been reviewed in the journal Contemporary Women’s Writing (published by Oxford University Press), and we congratulate Dr. Cristina Herrera on the outstanding book review. The review states that “The strengths of Herrera’s work are undeniable. She offers insightful and nuanced interpretations of…

  Cambria Press

  July 23, 2015

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• Cambria Press New Book! Contemporary Chicana Literature is now available!

  Cambria Press is pleased to announce that Contemporary Chicana Literature is now available! Excerpts from this new book by Cristina Herrera: “A major element of Chicana women’s experience is navigating a society that is often racist, sexist, homophobic, and classist. … In order for the Chicana daughter to forge an identity, she must first come…

  Cambria Press

  April 8, 2014

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