Tenth Muses of Chicana Theory

Chicana lesbian feminist theory in its multiple and historical manifestations, beginning in 17th century with early proto-feminist work of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican nun/scholar/poet known world over as first feminist of Americas. Exploration of Sor Juana’s feminist legacy in 20th-century Chicana lesbian and Chicana feminist theorists and scholars, such as Gloria Anzaldúa, Cherrie Moraga, Emma Pérez, Chela Sandoval, Norma Alarcón, and Alicia Arrizón. Discussion of foundational theoretical concepts such as Anzaldúa’s foundational concepts of mundo zurdo , nepantla , mestiza consciousness, and conocimiento ; Pérez’s sitio y lengua and decolonial imaginary; Sandoval’s methodology of oppressed, differential consciousness, and hermeneutics of love; and Arrizón’s postcolonial queer mestizaje . How to apply several of these theories in decolonization of one revered cultural icon, la Virgen de Guadalupe .

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