Bookcover: Three Decades of Engendering History: Selected Works of Antonia I. Castañeda

Three Decades of Engendering History: Selected Works of Antonia I. Castañeda

vol. 9: Al Filo: Mexican American Studies Series

Contributors: Original Interviews by Luz María Gordillo, Conclusion by Deena J. González

December, 2014

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10 b&w photos. Map. Notes. Bib. Index.

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About Heidenreich and Castañeda's Three Decades of Engendering History

Three Decades of Engendering History collects ten of Antonia I. Castañeda’s best articles, including the widely circulated article “Engendering the History of Alta California, 1769-1848,” in which Castañeda took a direct and honest look at sex and gender relations in colonial California, exposing stories of violence against women as well as stories of survival and resistance. Other articles included are the prize-winning “Women of Color and the Rewriting of Western History,” and two recent articles, “Lullabies y Canciones de Cuna” and “La Despedida.” The latter two represent Castañeda’s most recent work excavating, mapping, and bringing forth the long and strong post-WWII history of Tejanas. Finally, the volume includes three interviews with Antonia Castañeda that contribute the important narrative of her lived experience—the “theory in the flesh” and politics of necessity that fueled her commitment to transformative scholarship that highlights gender and Chicanas as a legitimate line of inquiry.

“Castañeda’s work is important theoretical work on gender/race/sexuality especially in the Spanish colonial era in California.” —Cynthia Orozco, author of No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed

“Antonia Castañeda’s rigorous and passionate scholarship has been a challenge to her own generation of historians and an inspiration to younger ones. Editors Linda Heidenreich and Luz Maria Gordillo deserve our thanks for creatively designing this volume to include not only her pathbreaking essays but personal interviews that fully demonstrate Castañeda’s spirit and her invaluable legacy.” —Sue Armitage, Professor Emerita, Washington State University, and co-editor of The Women’s West and Writing the Range

“Castañeda’s work is important theoretical work on gender/race/sexuality especially in the Spanish colonial era in California. Her subjects are Chicanas, mestizas, and women of color who were previously erased and silenced by historians. She has created a method to allow women to speak. The authors are to be commended for a most excellent collection.” —Cynthia Orozco, author of No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed

“The collection provides an incisive examination of narrative, ideology, and hierarchies of power, as well as offering insights to the process of scholarly production and community building within academia, by way of the conversations/interviews on the development of Chicana Studies. It is a ‘must have’ for any serious study of Chicana/o History, U.S. History, American Studies and Gender, Race and Sexuality Studies.” —Barbara Reyes, author of Private Women, Public Lives

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Three Decades of Engendering History: Selected Works of Antonia I. Castañeda is a recommended text for use in classrooms where the following subjects are being studied: Chicano/Latino Studies; History, Western; History, American.

Three Decades of Engendering History collects ten of Antonia I. Castañeda’s best articles, including the widely circulated article “Engendering the History of Alta California, 1769-1848,” in which Castañeda took a direct and honest look at sex and gender relations in colonial California, exposing stories of violence against women as well as stories of survival and resistance. Other articles included are the prize-winning “Women of Color and the Rewriting of Western History,” and two recent articles, “Lullabies y Canciones de Cuna” and “La Despedida.” Finally, the volume includes three interviews with Antonia Castañeda.

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[“Arizona State University New College for "Latina/os Schooling & Inequality"”, “Bowling Green State University for "History of Mexican Americans" and "Latina/o Educational Pipeline"”, “California State University, East Bay for ES 3430 "Interracial Sex and Marriage"”, “California State University, Fullerton for "Chicana/o Education"”, “Chapman University for "Immigration"”, “Cypress College for "American Ethnic Studies"”, “Evergreen State College for "Master in Teaching”, “Metropolitan State University of Denver for "Education of Chicano Children"”, “Pomona College for "Chicana/os—Latinas/os and Education"”, “San Jose State University for "Mexican American Contributions to U.S. History and Government"”, “University of Colorado at Boulder for "History of American Public Education"”, “University of New Mexico for "Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies"”, “University of Texas at San Antonio for "History of Women in the U.S."”, “University of Texas at El Paso for "Studies in Public History"”]

About the Editor

LINDA HEIDENREICH is associate professor of Critical Culture, Gender, and Race Studies at Washington State University, Pullman, and the author of “This Land Was Mexican Once”: Histories of Resistance from Northern California.

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LINDA HEIDENREICH is associate professor of Critical Culture, Gender, and Race Studies at Washington State University, Pullman, and the author of “This Land Was Mexican Once”: Histories of Resistance from Northern California.

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