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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “catherine bourland ross”
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  • Narrating Infertility in Spain

    by Catherine Bourland Ross ...
    Series series Campos Ibéricos: Bucknell Studies in Iberian Literatures and Cultures
    The drop in Spanish birth rates in 1998 to their lowest level of 1.1 births per woman was accompanied by a boom in publishing about motherhood. New narrative forms, ranging from blogs to diaries to comics, expressed women’s experiences, including ambivalence about motherhood in the face of societal pressures. Narrating Infertility in Spain, the first study of infertility in post-2008 female ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • The Changing Face of Motherhood in Spain

    The Social Construction of Maternity in the Works of Lucía Etxebarria

    by Catherine Bourland Ross ...
    This book investigates the perceptions of motherhood in Spanish author Lucía Etxebarria’s fiction and offers views of the importance of motherhood in society. Traditional expectations for women as mothers persist despite the fact that they no longer match Spain’s cultural and economic reality. These issues of gender equality and societal perceptions stand out in the novels and screenplays of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Lesbian Realities/Lesbian Fictions in Contemporary Spain

    Edited by Nancy Vosburg, Jacky Collins ...
    Lesbian Realities/Lesbian Fictions in Contemporary Spain, edited by Nancy Vosburg and Jacky Collins, focuses exclusively on manifestations of lesbian cultures and identities in contemporary Spain. Bringing together key essays from a range of international scholars, this anthology of critical essays examines the changing cultural, sociological and political landscape of Spain at the turn of the ... Read more

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  • The Feminist Subversion of the Economy

    Contributions for a Life Against Capital

    by Amaia Pérez Orozco ...
    Translated by Liz Mason-Deese Mason-Deese ...
    The first book by Amaia Pérez Orosco translated into EnglishOne of the leading thinkers on the Spanish left explores the interactions of patriarchy and capitalismConnects theoretical arguments with on-the-ground lived experiencesHow has social reproduction been transformed by a series of environmental and public health crisesPEN Award winning translator of Spanish feminist economic texts Liz Mason ... Read more

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  • Tacit Subjects

    Belonging and Same-Sex Desire among Dominican Immigrant Men

    by Carlos Ulises Decena ...
    Tacit Subjects is a pioneering analysis of how gay immigrant men of color negotiate race, sexuality, and power in their daily lives. Drawing on ethnographic research with Dominicans in New York City, Carlos Ulises Decena explains that while the men who shared their life stories with him may self-identify as gay, they are not the liberated figures of traditional gay migration narratives. Decena ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Unsafe Motherhood

    Mayan Maternal Mortality and Subjectivity in Post-War Guatemala

    by Nicole S. Berry ...
    Series Book 21 - Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives
    “[S]heds light not only on the obstacles to making motherhood safer, but to improving the health of poor populations in general.”—Social AnthropologySince 1987, when the global community first recognized the high frequency of women in developing countries dying from pregnancy-related causes, little progress has been made to combat this problem. This study follows the global policies that have been ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Surgery and Salvation

    The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in Mexico, 1770–1940

    by Elizabeth O'Brien ...
    Series series Studies in Social Medicine
    In this sweeping history of reproductive surgery in Mexico, Elizabeth O'Brien traces the interstices of religion, reproduction, and obstetric racism from the end of the Spanish empire through the post-revolutionary 1930s. Examining medical ideas about operations (including cesarean section, abortion, hysterectomy, and eugenic sterilization), Catholic theology, and notions of modernity and identity ... Read more

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  • A Contested Caribbean Indigeneity

    Language, Social Practice, and Identity within Puerto Rican Taíno Activism

    by Sherina Feliciano-Santos ...
    Series series Critical Caribbean Studies
    A Contested Caribbean Indigeneity is an in-depth analysis of the debates surrounding Taíno/Boricua activism in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean diaspora in New York City. Drawing on in-depth ethnographic research, media analysis, and historical documents, the book explores the varied experiences and motivations of Taíno/Boricua activists as well as the alternative fonts of authority they draw on to ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Chicana Motherwork Anthology

    Edited by Cecilia Caballero, Yvette Martínez-Vu, Judith Pérez-Torres, Michelle Téllez, Christine X Vega ...
    Series series The Feminist Wire Books
    The Chicana M(other)work Anthology weaves together emerging scholarship and testimonios by and about self-identified Chicana and Women of Color mother-scholars, activists, and allies who center mothering as transformative labor through an intersectional lens. Contributors provide narratives that make feminized labor visible and that prioritize collective action and holistic healing for mother ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • Border Women and the Community of Maclovio Rojas

    Autonomy in the Spaces of Neoliberal Neglect

    by Michelle Téllez ...
    Near Tijuana, Baja California, the autonomous community of Maclovio Rojas demonstrates what is possible for urban place-based political movements. More than a community, Maclovio Rojas is a women-led social movement that works for economic and political autonomy to address issues of health, education, housing, nutrition, and security.Border Women and the Community of Maclovio Rojas tells the story ... Read more

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  • Mothers United

    An Immigrant Struggle for Socially Just Education

    by Andrea Dyrness ...
    In urban American school systems, the children of recent immigrants and low-income parents of color disproportionately suffer from overcrowded classrooms, lack of access to educational resources, and underqualified teachers. The challenges posed by these problems demand creative solutions that must often begin with parental intervention. But how can parents without college educations, American ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • Transmovimientos

    Latinx Queer Migrations, Bodies, and Spaces

    Edited by Eddy Francisco Alvarez Jr., Magda García, Ellie D. Hernandez ...
    Series series Expanding Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
    2022 International Latino Book Award Finalist for Best LGBTQ Studies BookWithin a trans-embodied framework, this anthology identifies transmovimientos as the creative force or social mechanism through which queer, trans, and gender nonconforming Latinx communities navigate their location and calibrate their consciousness. This anthology unveils a critical perspective with the emphasis on queer, ... Read more

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