environmental justice, transcorporeality, slow violence, intersectionality, Lucha Corpi, Helena Maria Viramontes

The chapter explores environmental justice in the work of two California female authors Helena Maria Viramontes and Lucha Corpi. It probes themes, motifs, and tropes related to various forms of toxicity and environmental degradation. In terms of theory, the study is framed by three concepts, namely slow violence, transcorporeality, and intersectionality.

The chapter explores environmental justice in the work of two California female authors Helena Maria Viramontes and Lucha Corpi. It probes themes, motifs, and tropes related to various forms of toxicity and environmental degradation. In terms of theory, the study is framed by three concepts, namely slow violence, transcorporeality, and intersectionality.