¿Y Yo También? brings together a diverse range of Latina voices to address the under-representation of Latinx voices in the #MeToo movement and discussions of sexual violence. Through scholarly analysis of literature, media, podcasting, film, art, and testimonio alongside memoir, poetry, a short play, and personal essays, the authors address varied Latina experiences of sexual assault and harassment. These authors grapple with these traumas alongside their intersectional contexts including US imperialism in Puerto Rico, race, sexuality, indigeneity, religion, the publication landscape and more. Ultimately, each contribution sheds light on the lack of scholarly and media attention to the realities of Latinas and sexual assault but also chart pathways toward individual and community healing. This is a volume that is intellectually rigorous yet deeply accessible—suited for academics, college-level students, creatives, performers, practitioners, activists, and general readers alike.
Introduction. “Y Yo También: Breaking Personal, Cultural and Institutional Silences”
Melissa Castillo-Garsow
Part I – Confronting #MeToo
Chapter 1. “#YYOTAMBIEN” (Play)
Peggy Robles-Alvarado
Chapter 2. “Afro-Latina en el barrio: Religion, Sex and Poetry in Elizabeth Acevedo’s Poet X” (Scholarly article)
Deisi Cuate
Chapter 3. “Healing the Wounds” (poetry, prose)
Mariposa Fernández
Chapter 4. "#Me-muthafukin'-too": Podcasting Feminist Rage (scholarly article)
Esther Díaz Martín
Part II – Telling Nuestras Historias
Chapter 5. “Mother’s Stare” (memoir excerpt)
Tamara G. Silva
Ch. 6. “The Inside Part” (memoir essay)
Ileana Jiménez
Chapter 7. “The Alcohol, Sex and Shame Cycle” (memoir essay)
Lisa Quiñones
Part III - #MeToo and the Publishing Landscape
Chapter 8. "The Role of Representation in Healing" (essay)
Christine Kandic Torres, author of The Girl from Queens
Chapter 9. “Their Own Voice” (scholarly article)
Dr. Roberta Hurtado, Associate Professor of Latina/e/o/x Literature and Culture, and Director of Latino and Latin American Studies at SUNY Oswego
Chapter 10. “Y Yo Tambien, Y Sigue” (essay)
Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, award-winning author of historical fiction novels Daughters of the Stone and Woman of Endurance
Part IV – Healing ourselves and our communities
Chapter 11. “Silent Beauty Unveiled: Confronting Generational Trauma and Finding Healing in Jasmin Mara López's Autobiographical Documentary” (scholarly article)
Rosita Scerbo
Chapter 12. “Margarita’s December revisited” (memoir essay)
Erika Abad
Chapter 13. “At Qini Kyuʼkli: Relational Understanding, Healing and Storying Survivorhood” (scholarly article)
Cristina Méndez
Chapter 14. Excerpts from SCAR ON/ SCAR OFF (poetry)
Jennifer Maritza McCauley
Chapter 15. “Cycles of Healing: Using the Moon Cycle and Testimonio to Heal from Gendered Violence” (essay)
Las Doctoras (Renee Lemus and Cristina Rose)
MELISSA CASTILLO-GARSOW is an associate professor of English at Lehman College in the Bronx and at the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan. She is the author and editor of seven volumes, including A Mexican State of Mind: New York City and the New Borderlands of Culture (2020) the poetry collection Coatlicue Eats the Apple; and ¡Manteca!: An Anthology of Afro-Latin@ Poets.
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