Leigh Johnson is an associate professor at Middle Tennessee State University. Her work has appeared in many journals and more than fifteen edited collections.Erin Murrah-Mandril is an associate professor of English and core faculty for the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas, Arlington. She is the author of In the Mean Time: Temporal Colonization and the Mexican American Literary Tradition.

"Genealogies of Joy profoundly reframes joy as a central experience in Latinx literature and communities. Building on the paradigm of resistance in Latinx studies, it uncovers a transformative narrative about the familial, communal, and embodied joys that permeate Latinx life. During politically volatile times, this collection is timely and powerful."—Larissa M. Mercado-López, co-editor of Voices of Resistance: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Chican@ Children's Literature"This collection boldly affirms that joy is an integral force animating Latine literature. To consider Latine literature through each of these chapters es siempre un placer, as each of the them analyzes and honors community, connection, and the undeniable vitality of Latine people."—Amanda Ellis, author of Letras y Limpias: Decolonial Medicine and Holistic Healing in Mexican American Literature

Leigh Johnson is an associate professor at Middle Tennessee State University. Her work has appeared in many journals and more than fifteen edited collections.Erin Murrah-Mandril is an associate professor of English and core faculty for the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas, Arlington. She is the author of In the Mean Time: Temporal Colonization and the Mexican American Literary Tradition.

"Genealogies of Joy profoundly reframes joy as a central experience in Latinx literature and communities. Building on the paradigm of resistance in Latinx studies, it uncovers a transformative narrative about the familial, communal, and embodied joys that permeate Latinx life. During politically volatile times, this collection is timely and powerful."—Larissa M. Mercado-López, co-editor of Voices of Resistance: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Chican@ Children's Literature"This collection boldly affirms that joy is an integral force animating Latine literature. To consider Latine literature through each of these chapters es siempre un placer, as each of the them analyzes and honors community, connection, and the undeniable vitality of Latine people."—Amanda Ellis, author of Letras y Limpias: Decolonial Medicine and Holistic Healing in Mexican American Literature