Writing That Matters: A Handbook for Chicanx and Latinx Studies

By Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz and L Heidenreich

Have you ever wanted a writing and research manual that centered Chicanx and Latinx scholarship? Writing that Matters does just that.

While it includes a brief history of the roots of the fields of Chicanx literature and history, Writing that Matters emphasizes practice: how to research and write a Chicanx or Latinx history paper; how to research and write a Chicanx or Latinx literature or cultural studies essay; and how to conduct interviews, frame pl ticas, and conduct oral histories. It also includes a brief chapter on nomenclature and a grammar guide. Each chapter includes questions for discussion, and all examples from across the subfields are from noted Chicanx and Latinx scholars. Women's and queer scholarship and methods are not addressed in a separate chapter but are instead integral to the work.

For years Professors Heidenreich and Urquijo-Ruiz waited for a writing and research manual that was rooted in critical Chicanx and Latinx studies. Now, they have crafted one.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816542678
• ISBN13: 9780816542673
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"