Yolanda Padilla publishes on the Latinx essay for the Cambridge History of the American Essay

Yolanda Padilla published a chapter titled “Latinx Culture and the Essay” in . In her overview of this important but neglected genre, Padilla identifies three especially significant strands of the Latinx essay: the crónica, which has its roots in Latin American journalistic traditions, the personal essay, and the radical feminist essay. She also discusses future directions in the genre.