GNDR 5730 - Chicana/x and Latina/x Feminisms

This course explores the theoretical contributions of contemporary Chicana, Chicanx, Latina, and Latinx scholars and applying these theories to works within anthropology, sociology, history, and cultural studies. We will study the writings of Chela Sandoval, Sonia Saldivar-Hull, Emma Perez, Gloria Anzaldua, and other leading Chicana/x and Latina/x theorists to better understand feminism that transcends national borders and ethnic identities. Some of the topics/concepts we will cover include colonization, diasporic subjectivities, (de)colonization methodologies, consciousness, and borderlands.