Intersections of Harm: Narratives of Latina Deviance and Defiance

In this innovative new study, Laura Halperin examines literary representations of harm inflicted on Latinas' minds and bodies, and on the places Latinas inhabit, but also explores how hope can be found amid so much harm. Analysing contemporary memoirs and novels, she argues that the individual harm experienced by Latinas needs to be understood in relation to the collective histories of aggression against their communities.