Anzaldúing It

Send us a text New episode, new attempt at connecting with what gives us joy, which is recording this. This podcast has been a labor of love from the beginning, and this restart is no different. Thank you to those of you still here, Anzaldúing it with us! Support the show

Send us a text Are we aware that it has been months since the last time? sadly, yes. Are we trying to do better despite so much uncertainty and foreseeable doom? yes, but key word here is trying. In this episode, we gather up our courage and catch up on the year, what is new and how we're showing up to this time. Support the show

Send us a text Phew it has been over a year since we last spoke! In this episode we take some time to introduce ourselves and why we keep coming back to this space. We also do a quick Anzaldúa 101 & discuss the lessons we're taking with us post-Ph.D! Support the show

Send us a text This episode was recorded before the tragic shooting at Club Q in CO. Our hearts are with the families of the victims: Raymond Green Vance (he/him), Kelly Loving (she/her), Daniel Aston (he/him), Derrick Rump (he/him), Ashley Paugh (she/ her). To quote Lauren Hough in her New York Times essay, "We protect ourselves. We’ll fight for our own. We always have. We’ll mourn. We’ll raise money. We’ll organize. And we’ll keep fighting, until all of us are safe, everywhere." In t...

Send us a text What is an academic book and how does one go about publishing their first one? In this episode, we are joined by a very special guest and Anzaldúing listener Alejandra Mejía, Assistant Editor at Duke University Press where she acquires books in Latinx History. Ale helps us unravel the mystery of approaching a press, what she looks for in prospective authors, and much more. This one is for our fellow first-gen scholars, we hope it helps you navigate the enigma that is academic p...