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Celebrate Norma Alarcón’s Forced by Circumstance
We're delighted to announce a live, virtual event celebrating Norma Alarcón’s latest book, Forced by Circumstance! Please join us on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 10 am PT for Four decades of feminist thought. One powerful journey.
Celebrating the release of Norma Alarcón’s landmark collection of work, Forced by Circumstance, this event will join together Norma E. Cantú, Dionne Espinoza, Marisa Belausteguigoitia, Paola Bacchetta, and Norma Alarcón herself in conversation.
When: Friday, April 24, 2026, at 10 am PT
Where: Live on Zoom
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Forced by Circumstance, a landmark collection of the work of pioneering Chicana scholar Norma Alarcón, gathers in one volume foundational essays by and interviews with one of the most highly esteemed intellectuals in Chicana/o, Latina/o, and Feminist Studies. Reading Alarcón’s essays—from her early work on Mexican feminist writer Rosario Castellanos to her recent reflections on the carceral state and the political debacle that our contemporary situation presents—not only offers readers a sense of the intellectual trajectory of one of our most important Chicana feminist thinkers but also brings to a new generation of scholars and readers classic essays in Chicana/o Studies, Cultural Studies, Feminist Studies, and Literary Studies.
Purchase a copy of the book at Forced by Circumstance | auntlutebooks
Watch and listen to Norma in her own words here: Norma Alarcón: Forced by Circumstance: Chicana Feminist Essays (1981-2024) @Aunt Lute Books
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