So after many years of saying I will do a blog, the time has come for it to appear. I will address you, my readership, as "queerid@s" as my dear super smart colleague and friend Armando Garcia suggested. Armando tells me that he first encountered the term as an undergraduate and that it might have been first coined by Jorge Huerta, professor of drama and scholar of Chicano performance extraordinaire.
I decided to use the name "Tenured Chicana" in honor of my friend Alicia Muñoz, amazing literature and culture scholar, who gave me a mug with that phrase when I was awarded tenure. As there are so few of us in academia, and even fewer of us with tenure, this was one of the best gifts I have ever received. I take my mug to class and meetings with pride.
My intention with this blog is use it to discuss relevant issues in Chican@ and Joteria Studies, mostly focusing on film, popular culture, and television. I welcome your comments and suggestions on possible topics and approaches.
