Intersections of HarmIn this innovative new study, Laura Halperin examines literary representations of harm inflicted on Latinas minds and bodies, and on the places Latinas inhabit, but she also explores how hope can be found amid so much harm. Analyzing contemporary memoirs and novels by Irene Vilar, Loida Maritza Prez, Ana Castillo, Cristina Garca, and Julia Alvarez, she argues that the individual harm experienced by Latinas needs to be understood in relation to the