Books like this, particularly right now, don’t come together without the generous support and time afforded by fellowships like ACLS. Thank you, @acls1919.bsky.social for making Queer in a Legal Sense possible!
Posts by José A. de la Garza Valenzuela
Queer in a Legal Sense: Brown Citizenship and Other Lawful Fictions is officially out!
This scholarly scandal is about *gasp* all things forbidden: literature, citizenship, queerness, and migration!
Read it and, if your state allows, teach it!
Snag your copy (use code UTXM25 for 25% off) here:
Cover of Queer in a Legal Sense, with a multicolored drawing of two men in button-down shirts
Major props to Ideas on Fire author José A. de la Garza Valenzuela @jdelagv.bsky.social on the release of Queer in a Legal Sense: Brown Citizenship and Other Lawful Fictions, out now from @utexaspress.bsky.social. 👏
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We’re about a month away from the official publication of Queer in a Legal Sense: Brown Citizenship and Other Lawful Fictions!!
You can order your copy and receive a 25% discount on your @utexaspress.bsky.social purchase using the code UTM25 here:
The Chicanx Forum is hosting two guaranteed panels at the 2027 MLA convention in LA! Please submit your proposals by March 13th.
-John Rechy: A Queer Chicanx Retrospective
-Retheorizing the Queer, Coalitional, and Literary Subject(s) of This Bridge Called My Back
Please submit and share!
Woah!!! It’s already shipping!! Thanks for your support, Bill!
So excited to read Losing Miami through your work!
ecozona.eu
Thrilled to see my new essay on Gabriel Ojeda Sagué's exquisite poem "Losing Miami" featured in the new issue of Ecozon@! I am particularly elated to have been able to cite my dear friends @devingarofalo.bsky.social and @jdelagv.bsky.social who helped to make this crazy swamp my home ❤️
Aw! You’re my favorite! Happy manniversary! 🥰
Kids are sitting out their graduation ceremonies for fear that ICE will crash the event and ruin their lives.
Last call!
The Chicanx Forum is hosting two guaranteed panels at the 2026 MLA convention in Toronto! Please submit your proposals by March 15th.
-Genealogies of Unapologetic Chicana Feminist Activism and Provocation
-Chicanx Literary Legalities
Thanks in advance for sharing!
The Chicanx Forum is hosting two guaranteed panels at the 2026 MLA convention in Toronto! Please submit your proposals by March 15th.
-Genealogies of Unapologetic Chicana Feminist Activism and Provocation
-Chicanx Literary Legalities
Thanks in advance for sharing!
‼️ CFP: Migrant sensoria, special issue of Senses and Society‼️
Edited by Hsuan Hsu and Ruben Zecena.
What are the sensory experiences of migration?
Abstracts due 3/1/25.
✨ Please submit ✨ Link below