Forced by Circumstance

<i><b>A landmark collection of the work of pioneering Chicana scholar</b> </i> <span>Norma Alarcóoacute;n. </span><p><i>Forced by Circumstance</i> 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.</p>