Patricia Zavella

Patricia Zavella is an anthropologist and professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz in the Latin American and Latino Studies department.[1] She has spent a career advancing Latina and Chicana feminism through her scholarship, teaching, and activism.[2] She was president of the Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists and has served on the executive board of the American Anthropological Association.[3]

In 2016, Zavella received the American Anthropological Association's award from the Committee on Gender Equity in Anthropology to recognize her career studying gender discrimination.[2]

Research

Patricia Zavella's scholarship has been acknowledged as providing a foundation for Latina and Chicana feminist studies.[3]

Publications
  • The Impact of "Sun Belt Industrialization" on Chicanas, 1984[4]
  • Work-related Networks and Household Organization Among Chicana Cannery Workers, 1984[5]
  • Women’s Work and Chicano Families: Cannery Workers of the Santa Clara Valley, 1987[6]
  • Sunbelt Working Mothers: Reconciling Family and Factory, 1993[7]
  • Situated Lives: Gender and Culture in Everyday Life, 1997[8]
  • Policy Implications of the Restructuring of Frozen Food Production in North America and Its Impact on Watsonville, California, 1999[9]
  • Las Nuevas fronteras del siglo XXI, 2000[10]
  • Women and Migration in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands: A Reader, 2007[11]
  • Mexicans in California: Transformations and Challenges, 2009[12]
  • I'm Neither Here Nor There: Mexicans’ Quotidian Struggles with Migration and Poverty, 2011[13]

Awards and recognition

Zavella was the 2016 recipient of the American Anthropological Association's award from the Committee on Gender Equity in Anthropology.[1] The awards committee cited her research, advocacy, mentorship, and teaching as vehicles for advancing the status of women, particularly of Latina and Chicana women.

In 2016, Zavella also received the Distinguished Career Award from the Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists.[14]

She received the Society for the Anthropology of North America's Distinguished Career Achievement in the Critical Study of North America Award in 2010 alongside co-winner Cathy Lutz.[3]

References
  1. "Patricia Zavella wins anthropology association gender equity award". UC Santa Cruz News. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  2. "Congratulations to the 2016 AAA Award Winners | Anthropology-News". www.anthropology-news.org. Archived from the original on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. "Distinguished Achievement Prize | Society for the Anthropology of North America". www.sananet.org. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  4. Zavella, Patricia (1984). The Impact of "Sun Belt Industrialization" on Chicanas. Stanford University.
  5. Zavella, Patricia (1984). Work-related Networks and Household Organization Among Chicana Cannery Workers. Stanford Center for Chicano Research.
  6. Zavella, Patricia (1987). Women's Work and Chicano Families: Cannery Workers of the Santa Clara Valley. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0801417309.
  7. Lamphere, Louise; Zavella, Patricia; Gonzales, Felipe (1993). Sunbelt Working Mothers: Reconciling Family and Factory. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0801480663.
  8. Zavella, Patricia (1997). Situated Lives: Gender and Culture in Everyday Life. Psychology Press. ISBN 0415918073.
  9. Borrego, John; Zavella, Patricia (1999). Policy Implications of the Restructuring of Frozen Food Production in North America and Its Impact on Watsonville, California. University of California.
  10. Delgado, Guillermo; Najera-Ramirez, Olga; Wilson, Carter; Jonas, Susanne; Zavella, Patricia; Borrego, John; Fox, Johnathan; Lubeck, Paul; Castillo, Pedro (2000). Las Nuevas fronteras del siglo XXI. La Jornada Ediciones. ISBN 9686719571.
  11. Segura, Denise; Zavella, Patricia (2007). Women and Migration in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands: A Reader. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822341182.
  12. Gutierrez, Ramon; Zavella, Patricia (2009). Mexicans in California: Transformations and Challenges. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0252034112.
  13. Zavella, Patricia (2011). I'm Neither Here Nor There: Mexicans’ Quotidian Struggles with Migration and Poverty. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822350351.
  14. "Patricia Zavella wins anthropology association distinguished career award". UC Santa Cruz News. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
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