Latino Issues Call for Contributors

Encyclopedia of Latino Issues Today, Greenwood Press/ABC-CLIO

Edited by Felipe de Ortego y Gasca, Magdaleno Manzanarez,

Gilda Baeza Ortego, Alexandra Neves, J.J. Wilson

Editorial Advisory Board

Mario Garcia, UC Santa Barbara; Carlos Vasquez, National Hispanic Cultural Institute; Maria Caminero Santangelo, University of Kansas; Jose B. Gonzalez, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Roberto Calderon, University of North Texas

Greenwood Press/ABC--CLIO is calling for submissions for its Encyclopedia of Latino Issues Today, a 2 volume set scheduled for publication in September 2011. The Encyclopedia will cover 100 of the most pressing Latino issues today organized alphabetically. Targeting high school and university students and the general public, this valuable resource will focus on different aspects of the Latino experience in the U.S. such as: education, health, lifestyles, history, politics, immigration, literature, and the arts. The Encyclopedia will feature short articles (1,000-1,500 words) authored by experts and emerging scholars offering an in-depth description of key issues, concepts, terms and trends facing Latinos today. Numerous sidebars will also appear with biographies of selected individuals, profiles, and other documents.

If you are interested in writing an entry for the Encyclopedia of Latino Issues Today, please send an email to latino.issues@gmail.com with “Encyclopedia of Latino Issues Today” in the subject line. Include brief biographical data in the body of your email. We will then send you a list of entries available and entry guidelines.

Gracias,

Felipe de Ortego y Gasca, Ph.D. (English), Scholar in Residence

Chair, Department of Chicana/Chicano and Hemispheric Studies

Western New Mexico University

Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Latino Issues Today

	THE GREENWOOD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LATINO ISSUES TODAY List of topics ARTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT 1. Entertainment 2. Leisure 3. Latinos in news media * 4. Literature (1)—towards a Latino literary canon * 5. Latino literature (2)—Latinos in the mainstream presses * 6. Latino athletes in sports * 7. Latino music 8. Latinos in film—the Latino Boom 9. Latinos on TV 10. Art community—Latino representation 11. Media—Latinos and representation, e.g., U. S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, NALIP 12. The digital divide: animation & digital entertainment* CIVIL RIGHTS & HUMAN RIGHTS 13. Civil rights 14. Affirmative action 15. The re-emergence of anti-Latino terminology 16. Profiling * 17. Prejudice and discrimination* CRIME, VIOLENCE, PRISONS & LAW ENFORCEMENT 18. Criminal justice system—Latino overrepresentation in prisons * 19. Law enforcement—crimes committed against Latinos/anti-Latino hate crimes 20. Crime: Latinos and public violence 21. Violence—violence against Latinos due to anti-immigration policies, the rhetoric of hate 22. Border vigilantes—Minutemen 23. Latinos & the juvenile criminal justice system CULTURE & COMMUNITY 24. Culture and values 25. Latino assimilation into the U.S. mainstream culture 26. Community * 27. Brown flight & the Latino exodus from the barrio 28. Diversity among Latinos: acceptance and integration 29. Community-based organizations 30. Latinos and environmental consciousness * DEMOGRAPHY 31. Demography—Latinos and the demographic shift from minority to majority status * 32. The browning of American cities: causes and consequences 33. Sub-categorization of Latinos as White DOMESTIC POLITICS & FOREIGN POLICY 34. Politics—including Cuba embargo* 35. The entry of Latinos into high-profile positions— e.g., Alberto Gonzales. 36. Puerto Rico and the debate re. status 37. Latino gangs—e.g., terrorization of border areas 38. Latino presence in Congress/Senate 39. The Latino vote 40. Border crossing metaphors and the euphemisms of trans-border trade, e.g., NAFTA 41. Latinos and other minorities: political alliances EDUCATION: PRE-K TO THE UNIVERSITY 42. Education (Bilingualism) * 43. Bilingual education* 44. The rise of dual language education* 45. Latinos and the dropout rate * 46. Leadership training for Latinos * 47. Latinos and the achievement gap 48. History—invisibility of Latinos in the literature (Revisionism---Texas textbook massacre)* 49. The digital divide and the Latino (a) community* EMPLOYMENT & ORGANIZED LABOR 50. Employment—Latinos and unemployment rates 51. Latinos and Labor—the American Labor Movement, wage rates 52. Migrant farm workers—the obstacles they face * 53. Professions—the dearth of Latinos in the professions* 54. Latino business—the growing Latino market ETHNICITY, RACE & IDENTITY 55. Race classification—who’s Latino?* 56. Identity formation * 57. Self-determination—e.g., Puerto Rican statehood, Cuban independence 58. The Wise Latina 59. Cuba and the definition of Cuban Americans 60. Racially mixed (blended) Latinos: issues of identity 61. Indigenous people of the Americas 62. Brazilian identity—Brazilians as Latinos in the USA 63. Latinos from non-Spanish speaking countries—issues of identity 64. Cross-racial relationships—dating and marriage 65. Latino teens and issues of identity 66. The role of myth in Latino identity formation FAMILY 67. Family—extended family and erosion of Latino family values 68. Family connections 69. Family separation and reunification FINANCE, ECONOMICS & CONSUMPTION 70. Economics and Latino struggle 71. Consumerism—Latino spending habits, use of food stamps, brand loyalty 72. Latinos and economic development 73. Home ownership GENDER, SEXUALITY & FEMINISM 74. Gender—politicization of Latina women 75. Suicide rate of Latina teens* 76. Latinas and feminism * 77. LGBT community and Latinos 78. Homophobia and Latinos 79. Sexuality and Latino traditions 80. Machismo and Latinos today HEALTH 81. Health—Latinos and health issues 82. Health care and Latinos, e.g. insurance 83. Disability issues in the Latino community 84. Alcoholism and substance abuse* 85. Domestic violence LANGUAGE 86. Spanish or English? Latino attitudes towards bilingualism 87. Spanglish and border identity and the politics of linguistic purity* 88. English Only issues* MIGRATION 89. Remesas—how the economic slump affects sums of money sent home by Latino immigrants 90. Immigration 91. Migration 92. Borders—border crossing and open border issues * 93. Repatriation/Deportation 94. ICE Raids against undocumented immigrants, e.g., New Haven MILITARY SERVICE 95. U. S. military: the role of Latinos 96. Latino soldiers—death rates POVERTY 97. Poverty—the rise of Latino poverty 98. Homelessness and Latinos 99. Latinos and activism: developing a liberation of consciousness* RELIGION 100. Religion (1)—the increase of apostasy among Latinos * 101. Religion (2)—growth in number of Latinos choosing Protestant denominations 102. Abortion and the Catholic Church *These entries have been assigned.