Asturian-American Migration Forum

Call for Chapters in Edited Book on Spaniards in the US 1880s-1930s

. Phylis Cancilla Martinelli is looking for contributors to a book on Spanish workers in the period from 1880-1939. She is working with an editor at the University Press of Colorado, which has a strong interest in the topic.
The first area of interest for contributors would be mining and quarry work, since this is the
University’s primary focus in publishing. At present there are contributors on early mining in New Mexico, copper mining in Arizona, and coal mining in West Virginia. There is a tentative commitment to zinc mining in West Virginia. There are no contributors to quarry work, a definite commitment for zinc or mining in other parts of the U.S.

The second area of interest is manufacturing. At present there is a contributor for cigar making in New York.

The third area is Spaniards in Labor Activism. At present there is a contributor for cigar makers in Florida.

The fourth area is the topic of reception in the U.S. This means how were Spaniards in this time period received by Americans? Did they fit in easily or was there some degree of prejudice and discrimination. We have one contributor on this general topic.

In general a proposed contributor should have written on their topic already and either delivered a paper on their research, or written a MA thesis or PhD dissertation or published an article in a journal.
Having material previously published is not a problem as long as copy right permission is attained

So someone only starting research would not be ready enough most likely. This is because the publisher is willing to discuss a contract by the summer.

The book will have cohesive themes to be mentioned (the degree would vary) by each author: the “push” from Spain and area of Spain they came from, the role of the Spaniards in their area of work, (e.g. experts, skilled or unskilled workers), community and social life, the reception they received, and their labor leanings.

Please contact her by email (Contact Art for the address), even if you are not entirely sure you would fit the above profile. After an initial contact if there is a fit the prospective author would need to write a
100-200 abstract by the end of May. We hope to have a preliminary contract before Fall.