Anti-Colonial Chicana Feminism

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12075331
AutoresTeresa Córdova (0000-0002-2512-8671, University of New Mexico, autor de correspondencia)
Año1998
Volumen20
Número4
Páginas379-397
Fecha de publicación1998-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaNew Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0739-3148 • E-ISSN: 1469-9931
EditorialRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07393149808429837
OpenAlexW2047196182
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas15

During the 1980s and 1990s, a critical mass of Chicana feminist scholars established a space and a voice to express an identity of opposition. This paper is an overview of Chicana Studies writings since 1991, emphasizing the pain, recovery, and celebration expressed by Chicana writers. In addition, and perhaps most importantly, I discuss the anti-patriarchal, anti-colonial challenges posed by Chicana theorists and feminists. I also confront the impacts of “internalized colonialism” that influence relations among Chicanas. Finally, I pose questions about the future writing agendas of Chicana feminists. An examination of Chicano feminist writings reveals the anti-colonial features of her process of recovery and survival. The greatest potential value of Chicana feminist writing, especially certain lesbian writing, is “speaking secrets” to challenge the structure of power, the colonial patriarchy, and our participation in perpetuating it. The “collective good” continues as a dream and as a goal for the anti-colonial Chicana feminist

Colonialism · Feminism · Political science · Sociology · Asian American and Pacific Histories · Gender Studies · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law · Race, History, and American Society