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- Title
Chicana/Latina feminism: What is it and how does it define us?
- Authors
Peña, Cindy; Lopez, Sonia Rey; Castañeda, Elizabeth; Quintero, Jessica M.; Askari, Mona
- Abstract
Latinas holding doctoral degrees are few and far between in the academic world as compared to their White female counterparts (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2020). We explore a crucial topic of Chicana/Latina feminism, which resists traditional theoretical concepts and methodologies in the field of adult education. Chicana/Latina feminism is a feminist theory that has transcended academic disciplines since its conception in ethnic women's studies. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to offer an in‐depth look at Chicana/Latina feminism by defining the origins of a Chicana feminist theory, exploring the need to decolonize adult educational research to allow a more inclusive space for women of color in academia, attesting to the application of a Chicana feminist epistemology with the use of testimonios, and discussing the implications of embedding Chicana feminist perspectives in adult educational research.
- Subjects
FEMINISM; FEMINIST theory; DOCTORAL degree; WOMEN'S studies; ADULT education; HISPANIC American women
- Publication
New Directions for Adult & Continuing Education, 2023, Vol 2023, Issue 180, p65
- ISSN
1052-2891
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ace.20512