Call for Papers: Queer Chicana/o Cultural Production and "The" Community

Proposed panel for the annual meeting of the American Studies Association,

"The World in American Studies/American Studies in the World,"

Detroit, MI, October 11-14, 2000

How do queer Chicana and Chicano artists and authors identify their audiences and communities? How do they construct and perform queer Chicana/o identities in Chicano spaces? in queer spaces? How do these communities react to such cultural productions? Since the beginning of the El Movimiento Chicano, Chicano art and literature has been linked to--and often judged on its representation of--the issues and goals "the" Chicano community. Similarly, the marketing of post-Stonewall gay and lesbian cultural production has emphasized positive representation of gay male and lesbian communities. In keeping with ASA 2000's examination of the relationship between American Studies and the "world outside," this panel will explore the diverse ways in which contemporary Chicano cultural production by and about sexual minorities represents, interacts with, and crosses diverse communities.

Submissions from all disciplines are encouraged. Send 200-word abstracts and a one-page vita by January 10, 2000 to Catriona Rueda Esquibel at the address or e-mail listed below. Electronic submissions must be in ascii (plain text), html, or MSWord format. To facilitate submission of the panel proposal, please indicate audio-visual needs for your presentation.

Panel participants will post their papers on the Internet, via Crossroads, one month before the annual meeting. All participants must register for the Annual Meeting and be members of the ASA or of an affiliated, international American Studies Association.

Catriona Rueda Esquibel
Department of English
MSC 3-E, Box 30001
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001

crdaesq@nmsu.edu
See also Catriona's home page