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Noticias De NACCS, Vol. 38, No. 3, August 2009 San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks National Association for Chicana and Chicano Noticias de NACCS Newsletter Studies Archive 8-2009 Noticias de NACCS, vol. 38, no. 3, August 2009 National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/noticias_naccs Part of the Chicana/o Studies Commons, Education Commons, Ethnic Studies Commons, Latina/o Studies Commons, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons Recommended Citation National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies, "Noticias de NACCS, vol. 38, no. 3, August 2009" (2009). Noticias de NACCS Newsletter. Paper 46. https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/noticias_naccs/46 This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Archive at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Noticias de NACCS Newsletter by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Volume 37, Number 3, Summer 2008 Call for Papers ¡El Movimiento Sigue! Forty Years of Scholarship and Community Activism in Chicana and Chicano Studies, 1969-2009 By Nohemy Solorzano-Thompson, Chair-Elect he XXXVI NACCS Conference theme As we move forward, it is time to examine Santa Barbara, members of the Chicano Texamines the legacy, present, and the legacy of Chicana and Chicano Stud- Coordinating Council on Higher Educa- future of Chicana and Chicano Studies. ies. The year 2009 marks the fortieth year tion met to discuss the implementation of As the first decade of the new millenni- anniversary of key developments in Chi- Chicana and Chicano Studies programs in um comes to a close, Chicana and Chi- cana and Chicano Studies. At the height California. The document they produced cano Studies remains the site for radical of the Movimiento in 1969, activists and would become El Plan de Santa Barbara and innovative scholarship about the scholars came together to define what and lay out one of the foundations for experience and cultural production of Chicana and Chicano Studies was to be. Chicana and Chicano Studies. Chicanas and Chicanos. Through the In Colorado, Corky Gonzalez and the development and adoption of revolu- Crusade for Justice organized the First Far from perfect, both plans and their tionary critical frameworks, Chicana and National Chicano LiberationYouth Con- authors were to be criticized within our Chicano scholars have broadened the ference. During the conference, Alurista communities and outside. From within, discipline to include relevant fields like presented the Plan Espiritual de Aztlán their silence about the many contributions Environmental Justice, Gender and Sex- calling for nationalism and self-determi- of women and queer Raza was to be uality Studies, and Urban Studies. nation. At the University of California – questioned by a generation of activists Continued on page 6 m Upcoming Deadlines Members Request Accomplished! Nominations for 2008 Proceedings Editorial Board: October 1, 2008 NACCS Goes to the East Coast April 8-11, 2009 NACCS Scholar: October 4, 2008 Join us for NACCS XXXVI in New Cervantes: October 11, 2008 Brunswick, New Jersey. New Brunswick Hyatt Regency Hotel, Conference Submission: October is only about 30 mins from the Newark New Brunswick, NJ 15, 2008 Airport via the New Jersey train. The 2 Albany Street, New Brunswick, 2006/2007 Proceedings New Brunswick train stop is only two NJ 08901 Submissions: November 1, 2008 and half blocks way from our conference hotel. Our site hotel is located across the Editor for Noticias de NACCS: $129 Single/Double/Triple/Quad street from Downtown New Brunswick, November 15, 2008 Limited Triple/Quad rooms. participants will have access to an array Make your group reservations early! See page 2 for Scholar and Editor of restaurants, coffee shops, stores, and information. See page 8 for Cervantes, local historical sites. Rutgers University Contact information will be available and page 6 for Proceedings Submission is also located nearby. In addition, an shortly on the website. and Editorial Board announcements. evening out in NewYork City is only an hour away on train. VISIT THE NACCS WEBSITE AT WWW.NACCS.ORG The packet must be presented in a professional manner – this NACCS Scholar, 2009 – Call is the highest honor given by NACCS and packet should reflect this. The nominating Foco, Research Division, or Caucus for Nominations should encounter little difficulty in gathering that necessary ACCS invites nominations for the 2009 NACCS Scholar materials if time is factored in the planning. NAward. The Award was established in 1981 to recognize “life achievement”contributions of scholars to Chicana and Nominations must be addressed to the NACCS Scholar Com- Chicano Studies. To ensure the special quality of the NACCS mittee, must be submitted in paper form, and must be received Scholar award, nominees should be scholars whom the on or before October 4. Nominations received after the dead- majority of the NACCS membership would readily recognize. line or received in electronic format will not be considered. This award is not necessarily an annual award. Nominations Nominations from past years may be resubmitted only with can only come from a Foco, Caucus, Research Divisions, or additional supporting materials, although earlier supporting the Board — not from individuals. See past Scholar recipients materials may also be reused provided they are not more than two years old. However, NACCS will not keep any previously The nomination must be limited to a CV and a two-page let- submitted packets. Materials will not be returned. ter of nomination describing how the candidate meets the cri- terion set forth. In addition to the letter of nomination, a Criteria to be considered for the NACCS Scholar Award complete packet must include supporting materials: for exam- include both of the following. Nominating letters should speak ple, a selected list of publications, additional letters of support, to both criteria. etc. (Recent NACCS Scholars have had in excess of five addi- 1. A scholar’s history of involvement in the development of tional supporting letters from prominent Chicana/o studies Chicana and Chicano studies as a discipline AND/OR an scholars across the country.) All letters submitted must be individual’s significant contributions to scholarly research originals and contain signatures. and writing on the Mexican population of the United States; AND Editor: 2. An individual’s significant contribution to the NACCS Mari Castañeda organization. [email protected] The award is presented at the Annual Conference and carries a Assistant Editor Kathryn Blackmer Reyes lifetime membership in NACCS. Julia Curry Rodriguez Nominations deadline is October 4, 2008, POSTMARKED. NO faxes or e-mail are accepted. Since our address is a P.O. Box, Layout/Design: Design Action Collective no "overnight" delivery service will accept to deliver the package other than the U.S. Postal Service. However, since items must Noticias de NACCS only be POSTMARKED, overnight delivery is not needed. Volume 37, Number 3, Summer 2008 Mail your nominee packet to: NACCS P.O. Box 720052 NACCS Business Office San Jose, CA 95172-0052 Attn: Noticias de NACCS/ Newsletter Editor Questions regarding a packet should be addressed to your P.O. Box 720052 Foco representative, Caucus or Division chair, the NACCS San Jose, CA 95172-0052 Chair or the Executive Director. email: [email protected] EDITOR for Noticias de NACCS Sought The Board is currently accepting applications for the position Noticias de NACCS is the official newsletter of the of Newsletter Editor, a two-year (voluntary, unpaid) appoint- National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies. Published four times yearly, with a ment. The Newsletter Editor will work closely with the Chair circulation of 800, Noticias de NACCS includes in order to develop a team of editorial assistants to help with current comments on Chicana and Chicano Studies, the development of a quarterly, electronic (PDF) newsletter news of Chicana and Chicano Scholars,Association that will be sent to all current NACCS members. Please email activities and more. Noticias de NACCS is sent to if you have any questions, or if you’re interested in becoming all NACCS members, outside subscribers, and Newsletter Editor, send a cover letter and CV to selected non-subscribers. [email protected] by November 15th. 2 Summer 2008 Â FROM THE CHAIR Summer Update Regarding NACCS Business Summer Update during her visit to NewYork City. Although NACCS business was discussed among us, the highlight of the visit was the ear NACCSistas, I hope the summer opportunity of having lunch with Renato Rosaldo, 1998 NACCS is treating you well! We are busy D Scholar and professor at NYU. All in all, we’ve had a productive preparing for the mid-year National summer! Board meeting in the fall and also finaliz- ing site plans for the 2009 conference. In Caucus and Division Chairs! I remind you all to PLEASE June, I had the wonderful opportunity – request listservs for your members. As explained in May 2008 along with Cynthia Duarte (NACCS Sec- Noticias de NACCS – LMRI/ISBER at the University of California retary), Julia Curry Rodriguez (Executive Santa Barbara has ended hosting listservs as of June (for refer- Director) and Kathy Blackmer Reyes ence, the story LISTSERV UPDATE is available at Mari Castañeda, 2008-2009 NACCS Chair (Assistant Director) – to meet with Rut- www.naccs.org). As many of our members know, emails have gers University faculty in News been unsubscribed from these listservs. Our members, and your Brunswick in order to discuss next year’s conference. The folks at Caucus/Division supporters, have complained. I’ve received Rutgers, especially the Chair of Latina/o Studies, Aldo Lauria- many, many emails from members requesting to be re-sub- Santiago, are very excited about NACCS coming to the East scribed but if a listserv is not in the system, then it’s impossible Coast; and so are we! New Brunswick will offer us an opportunity to subscribe members.
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