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Research Interests
Emma Velez is are an Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and affiliate faculty in Latina/Latino Studies and the Unit for Criticism and Interpretative Theory at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Her research interests include Latina and Latinx decolonial feminisms, critical theory, feminist theory, and critical philosophy of race.
Education/Academic qualification
Philosophy and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Ph.D., The Colonial Contract and the Coloniality of Gender, Pennsylvania State University
Award Date: Jun 15 2020
Keywords
- B Philosophy (General)
- Continental Philosophy
- Critical Theory
- Feminist Philosophy
- Latin American Philosophy
- Decolonial Theory
- Decolonial Feminism
- Feminist Theory
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Self-Creation in Chicana Feminism
Gallegos, L. & Velez, E., Apr 18 2024, The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Existentialism. Aho, K., Altman, M. & Pedersen, H. (eds.). Routledge, p. 129-142 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The Colonial Contract and the Coloniality of Gender: Decolonial Feminist Reflections on Charles Mills's Racia-Sexual Contract
Velez, E. D., 2024, In: Critical Philosophy of Race. 12, 2, p. 366-381 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Latina/o/x Feminist Philosophers
Velez, E., May 26 2022, Latino Studies. Stavans, I. (ed.). Oxford University Press, (Oxford Bibliographies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Tango Dancing with María Lugones: Toward Decolonial Feminisms
Velez, E. & Tuana, N., 2020, In: Critical Philosophy of Race. 8, 1-2, p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Toward a “Care-ful Geopolitics” of La Frontera in the Era of Trump
Velez, E. D., 2020, In: Journal of Speculative Philosophy. 34, 3, p. 339-352 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review