TY - JOUR
T1 - “Defend yourself with words, with the knowledge that you’ve gained”
T2 - An exploration of conocimiento among Latina undergraduates in ethnic studies
AU - Gaxiola Serrano, Tanya J.
AU - González Ybarra, Mónica
AU - Delgado Bernal, Dolores
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Using Anzaldúa’s theory of conocimiento—a fluid journey of reflection and knowledge production—we examine how two Latina undergraduates experience critical consciousness within an ethnic studies course. We challenge that critical consciousness is an end-all, be-all state by highlighting contradictions in thinking, internal shifts, bodymindspirit, and actions that move us to praxis. These aspects of conocimiento are capable of disrupting dominant ideologies, systems of oppression, and coloniality, allowing for transformative ruptures to occur. We offer conocimiento as a way to underscore the beauty of tensions and transformations found in the processes of critical consciousness and the significant role of ethnic studies for Latinx undergraduates.
AB - Using Anzaldúa’s theory of conocimiento—a fluid journey of reflection and knowledge production—we examine how two Latina undergraduates experience critical consciousness within an ethnic studies course. We challenge that critical consciousness is an end-all, be-all state by highlighting contradictions in thinking, internal shifts, bodymindspirit, and actions that move us to praxis. These aspects of conocimiento are capable of disrupting dominant ideologies, systems of oppression, and coloniality, allowing for transformative ruptures to occur. We offer conocimiento as a way to underscore the beauty of tensions and transformations found in the processes of critical consciousness and the significant role of ethnic studies for Latinx undergraduates.
KW - conocimiento
KW - critical consciousness
KW - ethnic studies
KW - Latinx
KW - transformative ruptures
KW - undergraduates
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U2 - 10.1080/15348431.2017.1388238
DO - 10.1080/15348431.2017.1388238
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85035133936
SN - 1534-8431
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 15
JO - Journal of Latinos and Education
JF - Journal of Latinos and Education
IS - 3
ER -