The editors of Campo Libre invite papers on the 1968 Chicano Student Walkouts, therefore on topics related to the educational concerns and demands of Mexican American students four decades ago, such as:
1. An education that would prepare them to succeed in mainstream United States;
2. An education that would include curricula that represented in a positive light the history and culture of people of Mexican ancestry;
3. The founding of an academic discipline known as Mexican American and Chicano Studies at the College and University levels. The editors invite studies on the history, achievements, and current challenges to this academic field.
4. The effects of post 9/11 deportations on students who are children of undocumented Mexican workers, including the separation of families and a growing anti-Mexican attitude in the United States.
5. Studies on educational policies that are now determining the degree of success or of failure of Mexican American/Chicano/Latino students, from elementary schools to University campuses.
6. Representations of U.S. public education and literacy in Chicano novels published during the past forty years, from Pocho (1959), by José Antonio Villarreal, and Gods Go Begging (1999), by Alfredo Véa, to the present.
7. Film criticism related to the Walkouts, but inclusive of films on U.S. public schools and their history of service in Chicano/Latino communities.
8. Book reviews on publications related to pedagogy and educational methods that have shaped the education of Chicano, Latino, and immigrant Mexican students.

Campo Libre and its Editorial Policy
Campo Libre is a rigorously refereed journal that welcomes manuscripts of 15-20 double-spaced pages, including endnotes and references. Manuscripts should be written according to the MLA Style Manual, and must be submitted in triplicate. Upon acceptance, authors will be required to submit an electronic version of the manuscript. All submissions will be reviewed by members of Campo Libre’s editorial board or, when necessary, by outside reviewers who are specialists in the field. Campo Libre is a journal that was edited by CSU Chicano Studies faculty between 1979 and 1984. Recognizing the growing need for journals that publish thoroughly researched manuscripts on Mexican American, Chicano/a, and Latino/a areas of study, the editors of Campo Libre have chosen to launch the journal once again with plans to publish a series of special issues devoted to various topics and emerging scholarly directions with an interdisciplinary focus. The editors of Campo Libre are dedicating the Spring 2008 issue to the 1968 Chicano Student Walkouts, thus commemorating the 40th anniversary of this important historical event. The editors of Campo Libre accept manuscripts in English or in Spanish. The deadline for the special issue on the 1968 Chicano Student Walkouts is March 31, 2008. Send manuscript submissions to:

Campo Libre: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
Dr. Carlos Pérez (cperez@csufresno.edu) and Dr. Maria-Aparecida Lopes (mlopes@csufresno.edu)
Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies, 5340 North Campus Dr.
California State University, Fresno
M/S SS97 Fresno, CA 93740-8019

Send book reviews (maximum four pages) to: Dr. Roberto Cantú, Book Review Editor, Dept. of Chicano Studies, CSU Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032.