Capitalism’s reliance on commodity production manufactures oppressive societal structures that treat people as tools for expanding the capitalist state. It
Category: Gender Studies
Not your Mami
“Racism intersects with sexism to pit women of color and white women against each other. Women of color are sexualized
Latina on the Border: Musings of a Feminist Immigrant, Part Two
It was to counter feelings of being an alien from outer space that I dived headlong into assimilation, into the
Latina on the Border: Musings of a Feminist Immigrant, Part One
What am I but Woman and Other? While engaging the complex host of issues that accompany immigration, uprooting, and gender
Inheriting a Path: Rosie Castro’s Influence on Julián and Joaquin
In January 2019, former San Antonio Mayor and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Julián Castro announced his 2020
We See You, Hermana — At All of Your Powerful Intersections! The White Racial Framing of Serena Williams
This article arose from a discussion among Latinx scholars, disillusioned by the treatment and reaction to superstar-tennis-champion, mother and Black
Mothering Against Militarism
In April of 1918 anxious military bureaucrats were summoned by the Assistant Secretary of War to discuss the looming domestic
Expanding the Dialogues: Afro-Latinx Feminisms
In recognizing and remembering the ongoing legacy of Black and Latinx feminisms we begin with a question: where can we
Unknown Activists, Invisible Promotoras
Latinx Feminists in the anti-rape movement[1] have long embodied the realities and challenges expressed in the Combahee River Collective Statement