{"product_id":"world-making-in-nepantla-feminists-of-color-navigating-life-and-work-in-the-pandemic-hardback-9781477332993","title":"World Making in Nepantla; Feminists of Color Navigating Life and Work in the Pandemic (Hardback) 9781477332993","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWorld Making in Nepantla\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFeminists of Color Navigating Life and Work in the Pandemic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGloria González-López (Edited by), Sharmila Rudrappa (Edited by), Christen A. Smith (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477332993, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 January 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages, 21 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWorld Making in Nepantla\u003c\/i\u003e is a balm. It demonstrates the seismic shifts that COVID has wrought and the damage done as many institutions behave as though the shifts have not occurred. The fierce trio of coeditors has gathered a range of truth tellers, across genres, generations, and geographies, who make space for soul-deep expressions of solidarity, grief, and—importantly—improvisation\/innovation. The essays, photographs, poems, and critical personal narratives housed here do much to remind us that truths must be expressed in the forms they demand. The tenderness and grit, the clarity and possibility offered in \u003ci\u003eWorld Making in Nepantla\u003c\/i\u003e bodes well for a world where we can confront the hard and fragile places with wisdom, love, and generosity. This book can guide us there.\" - Omi Osun Joni L. Jones, University of Texas at Austin, author of \u003ci\u003eTheatrical Jazz: Performance, Àse, and the Power of the Present Moment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For the academics in the house, we have this essential new collection of essays on how feminist scholars of color experienced and navigated COVID-era changes and legacies in their worlds.\"- (Ms. Magazine)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritings from feminist scholars of color about their experiences during the pandemic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Bringing uncertainty, fear, and change, the COVID-19 pandemic shook the world, altered people’s lives, and sparked a wave of introspection. Underserved communities-people of color, women, and queer people among them-were affected the most, and their experiences, in turn, reflected hope and opportunities to reinvent themselves individually and collectively. Drawing on Gloria AnzaldÚa’s use of \u003ci\u003enepantla\u003c\/i\u003e-the NÁhuatl word meaning “in-between space,” the\u003ci\u003e en medio\u003c\/i\u003e and a liminal space between worlds imbued with change-\u003ci\u003eWorld Making in Nepantla\u003c\/i\u003e collects writings about the hurdles feminist scholars of color faced during the pandemic years. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Contributors explore how COVID affected feminist scholars of color while recognizing the ways in which inequality influences experience and also celebrating the resilience of communities all over the world. Dispatches from classrooms and quarantined homes and introspective essays on disability, mutual aid, and borders are included among the essays here. These pieces serve as a concrete record, capturing an ephemeral time already being lost to memory. Created during the heart of the pandemic, \u003ci\u003eWorld Making in Nepantla \u003c\/i\u003eis an honest and intimate recording of how feminist scholars of color navigated struggles and found strength during an era that forever changed the modern world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction (Sharmila Rudrappa, Gloria GonzÁ\u003cbr\u003elez-LÓ\u003cbr\u003epez, and Christen A. Smith) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part I. 2020 Unmade Our World: Arrebato . \u003cbr\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e. Days Running Together, Death, Fear, Isolation \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. A Letter to ​\u003cbr\u003eM​\u003cbr\u003ey Younger Self (Ada Cheng) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. The In-Between: Transitional-Pandemic Times (Judy Cervantes) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. The Pandemic Let Us Breathe (Faith M. Deckard) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. Resisting the Horror: Hope as an End in Itself During COVID-19 (Nohely GuzmÁ\u003cbr\u003en ) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. Toward a Slowness-Centered Life in a Post-Pandemic World (Meztli Yoalli RodrÍ\u003cbr\u003eguez Aguilera) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. An Invitation to Pivot (Briana Barner) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. Sista Circle: COVID and Community Care as Warfare (Dominique Garrett-Scott) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 8. Rest (ShenÉ\u003cbr\u003ee L. Simon) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part II. Academia Exposed: Resistance and Inner Reinventions \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. Mis reflexiones durante la cuarentena (Katie L. Acosta) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 10. Global Geographies of COVID-19 (MarÍ\u003cbr\u003ea Luisa Amado) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 11. Seeking Rest and Restoration: Toward the Eradication of Academic Capitalism (Karina Santellano) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 12. The PhD Candidate as an Essential Worker: Negotiating Dignity and Stigma During COVID-19 (Fatima Suarez) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 13. Episodes: Letters to Myself (Kiana T. Murphy) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part III. Beyond Virtual Classrooms: Education Reimagined \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 14. Compassionate Pedagogies in a Pandemic: Reflections from Latina Scholars (Leisy J. Abrego, Andrea GÓ\u003cbr\u003emez Cervantes, Briceida Hernandez-Toledo, Leigh-Anna Hidalgo, Lucia P. Leon, Joanna B. Perez, and Iris M. Ramirez) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 15. Pedagogies of a Black Feminist Quarantine: Rituals of Womanist Teaching in the Wake of 2020 (reelaviolette botts-ward) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 16. Imperfect Critical Love: The Shadow-Beast During Pandemic Times (Gema Cardona) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 17. Feminist Theory, Disability Justice, and the COVID Classroom (Michelle Velasquez-Potts) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part IV. Immigrant Hearts: “\u003cbr\u003eStay Home”\u003cbr\u003e . \u003cbr\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e. but Where Is Home? \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 18. On Becoming My Own Refuge: A Palestinian in the US-Mexico Borderlands During Pandemic Times (Maissa Khatib) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 19. From Tokyo Subway to Berlin U-Bahn: A Radical Rethinking from Intersectional Womanness to Interconnected Humanness (Jingqiu Ren) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 20. Gathering Ourselves in the COVID Era: Revisiting Fear and Attachment Toward a Horizon of Spiritual Activism (Ana LÓ\u003cbr\u003epez Hurtado) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 21. Between Epicenters: Mapping Anger in the Waves of a Pandemic (Paola Cossermelli Messina) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 22. Pandemic Diaries: Immigrant Perspectives (Jyoti Puri) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 23. On Behalf of My Sisters: Exposing the Invisibility of Latina Immigrants During the COVID-19 Crisis (AnahÍ\u003cbr\u003e Viladrich) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 24. World Making in Times of Revolts and Disease: An Observation in Four Parts (Sara Rezvi) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part V. Motherhood Is Radical Love: On Being a Mother During COVID-19 \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 25. Reflections of an Afro-Latina Mothering Through Crisis (Michaela A. Machicote) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 26. Pandemic Borderlands: Between \u003ci\u003ela Academia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ela Familia\u003c\/i\u003e (Liliana V. Rodriguez) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 27. Remote Reflections: The Pandemic and Its Impact on Mothers in Academia (Mercedes Valadez) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 28. MyMother.doc (Rachel Yim) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 29. Grounded with \u003ci\u003eMi Ama\u003c\/i\u003e and Other Verses (Jessica L. SÁ\u003cbr\u003enchez Flores) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part VI. The Wisdom of Our Wounds: Inner Transformation Through Community \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 30. Reimagining Therapy in Pandemic Times: Collective Healings, Inescapable Enmeshments (Alicia Chatterjee) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 31. Shifting Toward the Sacredness of Life (Nathalia P. Hern​\u003cbr\u003eÁ\u003cbr\u003e​\u003cbr\u003endez Ochoa) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 32. Radical Love in Nepantla: Latina PhD Holistic Support, Validation, Community Building, and Organizing (The Latina PhDs at USC: Cassandra Flores-MontaÑ\u003cbr\u003eo, Olivia GonzÁ\u003cbr\u003elez, Mabel E. Hernandez, Theresa Elpidia Hernandez, Divana Olivas, Blanca A. Ramirez, Karina Santellano, and Cynthia D. Villarreal) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 33. The Language of Love (Wesley Stevens) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 34. A World Where Many Worlds Fit: Don’\u003cbr\u003et Let the Future Be Written for You (Gizem N. Iscan) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part VII. Utopia: “\u003cbr\u003eThe Language of Love . \u003cbr\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e. Will You Speak It with Me?”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 35. Feminist Intervention: Black Children for “\u003cbr\u003eAlternate Nows”\u003cbr\u003e and Futures (Nnenna Odim) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 36. The Survivor’\u003cbr\u003es Breath (Amira Yaem Trevino) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 37. Queer Collective Care in Pandemic Times (Jessennya Hernandez) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 38. Abolition: A Joyous Rebirth from the Flames (Joseph E. Tibiru) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 39. Immeasurable (Kiana T. Murphy) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 40. Ascendance (Sara Rezvi) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Postlude (Christen A. Smith, Gloria GonzÁ\u003cbr\u003elez-LÓ\u003cbr\u003epez, and Sharmila Rudrappa) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e There Are So Many Lessons I Would Have Rather Learned (Pavithra Vasudevan) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Contributors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52591021949208,"sku":"9781477332993","price":63.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/world-making-in-nepantla-feminists-of-color-navigating-life-and-work-in-the-pandemic-hardback-9781477332993","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}