Xicana Feminism, Intersectionality, and Disability Studies as Tools for Resistance and Coalition Building.
Location
Ponderosa Room B
Presentation Type
Presentation
Presentation Topic
Gloria Anzaldúa, Cherríe Moraga, intersectionality, Xicana studies, Disability studies, Decolonization, and Academia
Start Date
6-3-2025 11:15 AM
Event Sort Order
26
Abstract
This presentation examines Xicana feminism, intersectionality, and disability studies as interconnected frameworks for resistance and coalition building. Grounded in Xicana feminist theory, it centers Xicana epistemologies such as Gloria Anzaldúa to analyze how systems of power operate in relation to each other, rather than independently. Intersectionality provides a critical lens for understanding overlapping forms of structural oppression. The layering of multiple fields of studies invites a deeper examination of how the world and our society functions. Together, these frameworks foreground interdependence, collective care, and embodied knowledge as political practices. The presentation argues that integrating these approaches enables more accountable and transformative forms of coalition building that center those most impacted by intersecting forms of marginalization and reimagine resistance as a relational and ongoing practice.
Xicana Feminism, Intersectionality, and Disability Studies as Tools for Resistance and Coalition Building.
Ponderosa Room B
This presentation examines Xicana feminism, intersectionality, and disability studies as interconnected frameworks for resistance and coalition building. Grounded in Xicana feminist theory, it centers Xicana epistemologies such as Gloria Anzaldúa to analyze how systems of power operate in relation to each other, rather than independently. Intersectionality provides a critical lens for understanding overlapping forms of structural oppression. The layering of multiple fields of studies invites a deeper examination of how the world and our society functions. Together, these frameworks foreground interdependence, collective care, and embodied knowledge as political practices. The presentation argues that integrating these approaches enables more accountable and transformative forms of coalition building that center those most impacted by intersecting forms of marginalization and reimagine resistance as a relational and ongoing practice.
Presenter Bio
Noah Hoover is a freshman at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, majoring in Womens and Gender Studies as well as Ethnic Studies. Noah plans to further their education after they graduate and work towards a PhD in both Womens and Gender Studies and Ethnic studies. After this, they hope to eventually come back to teach these subjects to the next generations and help spread knowledge and education wherever they can. Noah is passionate about giving back to the community and working for the advancement of Xicanas in educational spaces. Outside of academic settings, you can find them outside enthusiastically looking for local wildlife like snakes, foxes, and fish! They are incredibly passionate about sharks and rays, but most of all, hammerhead sharks!