Dorsía Smith Silva
- Affiliation: University of Puerto Rico
Dorsía Smith Silva is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. She is the co-editor of Caribbean without Borders: Caribbean Literature, Language and Culture (2008) and Critical Perspectives on Caribbean Literature and Culture (2011). Her work has appeared in several journals, including Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, Journal of Caribbean Literature, and La Torre and her primary interests are ethnic mothering and mother and daughter relationships.
Books by Dorsía Smith Silva
Latina/Chicana Mothering
Dorsía Smith Silva
Latina/Chicana Mothering provides a glimpse into the journey of mothering within the diverse spectrum of the histories, struggles, and stories of Latinas and Chicanas. Here, the Latina/Chicana mothering experience emphasizes the need for various conceptualizations of mothering, especially in regard to the conditions which shape the lives of Latinas and Chicanas, such as race, gender, sexuality, culture, language, social status, religion, kinship, location, and migration. The book has four sections… (more information)