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Challenging Reproductive Control and Gendered Violence in the Américas

Intersectionality, Power, and Struggles for Rights

Leandra Hinojosa Hernández Sarah De Los Santos Upton

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Lexington Books
30 June 2020
Challenging Reproductive Control and Gendered Violence in the Américas: Intersectionality, Power, and Struggles for Rights utilizes an intersectional Chicana feminist approach to analyze reproductive and gendered violence against women in the Américas and the role of feminist activism through case studies including the current state of reproductive justice in Texas, feminicides in Latin America, raising awareness about Ni Una Más and anti-feminicidal activism in Ciudad Juárez, and reproductive rights in Latin America amidst the Zika virus. Each of these contemporary contexts provides new insights into the relationships between and among feminist activism; reproductive health; the role of the state, local governments, health organizations, and the media; and the women of color who are affected by the interplay of these discourses, mandates, and activist efforts.
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Imprint:   Lexington Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 221mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   263g
ISBN:   9781498542593
ISBN 10:   149854259X
Series:   Bloomsbury Studies in Health Communication
Pages:   188
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Leandra Hinojosa Hernández is an independent scholar who teaches communication courses at National University, Trident University International, and the University of Houston. Sarah De Los Santos Upton is assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Reviews for Challenging Reproductive Control and Gendered Violence in the Américas: Intersectionality, Power, and Struggles for Rights

Hernández and De Los Santos Upton forge new ground in the transnational analysis of women, reproduction, and violence with an intersectional feminist lens. Besides their big-picture theoretical perspectives, the authors’ use of case studies provides readers with in-depth details that are sure to resonate with readers. -- Kathleen Staudt, University of Texas at El Paso Challenging Reproductive Control and Gendered Violence in the Américas is an ambitious project that makes an important connection between gendered violence and reproductive justice, placing issues as diverse as abortion restrictions and feminicidios within the context of the global epidemic of violence against women. Grounded in intersectionality and offering a specifically Chicana feminist perspective, Hernández and De Los Santos Upton’s analyses of media coverage of women’s health issues in American and Latin American contexts point to the urgent need for media and activists to take up a reproductive justice framework. -- Tasha N. Dubriwny, Texas A&M University


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