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Our Story

Launched by Indiana University Press in Fall 2016, Chiricú Journal is a biannual peer-reviewed humanities journal in Latina/o Studies. We are a unique scholarly publication that combines multidisciplinary research (70%) with artistic and literary content (30%). Our pages showcase the diverse lives of Latinas and Latinos in the United States. We believe that new scholarship, placed in conversation with creative works of art and literature, offers a deep, rich, and complex view into the human condition. We value the many traditions of the Western Hemisphere that inform US-based Latina/o “literatures, arts, and cultures.” While the majority (75%) of our content is published in English, we also honor the power of languages to capture and convey culture; hence, we also publish works in their original Spanish or Portuguese forms. Our hybrid format mirrors the multifaceted, multilingual realities of US Latina/o communities. Even our name, Chiricú, gestures to the “Chi”-cano (Mexican-American), Puerto “Ri”-can, and “Cu”-ban students of Indiana University who coined the term in the 1970s when they founded a magazine by that name. Our journal is inspired by the vision of that publication.

While our format is hybrid and capacious, each issue centers on a specific theme. This strategy allows contributors and non-specialist readers to approach a topic from distinct vantage points, through multiple scholarly and artistic lenses. The highly visual nature of our journal—which features original artwork on each cover and approximately 30 full-color illustrations in each issue—is conceived with the aesthetic experience in mind. Whether one accesses Chiricú Journal electronically (via Project Muse) or in print, we aim to convey the vibrancy of Latina/o arts. Each issue features scholarly essays that have undergone rigorous double-blind peer review, as well as selected creative content, consisting of interviews and works of fiction, poetry, and visual art. We also include reviews of books, films, and art exhibitions.

During our short existence, we have been graced with the collaboration of many fine scholars, artists and board members—among them, renowned figures as well as emerging voices. We twice have been honored by Project Muse: in 2016, with an invitation to join its Premium Collection of journals (one of 16 journals worldwide to be added that year); and in February 2018, when we were named “Journal of the Month.” Our vision is to live up to those distinctions by producing a high-quality, compelling journal that spans disciplines, boundaries and cultures.