Empowering Latina narratives : navigating the education/educación conflict in the third space / Margaret Cantú-Sánchez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cantú-Sánchez, Margaret, 1984- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic American women--Education.

Hispanic American women.

Mexican American women--Education.

Mexican American women.

Hispanic Americans--Ethnic identity.

Hispanic Americans.

Mexican Americans--Ethnic identity.

Mexican Americans.

Discrimination in education--United States.

Discrimination in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Path to Open

Place of Publication:

Tucson : University of Arizona Press 2025.

Summary:

"In this groundbreaking book, author Margaret Cantú-Sánchez takes on the U.S. educational system. Cantú-Sánchez introduces the concept of the education/educación conflict, where Latinas navigate the clash between home and school epistemologies under Anglocentric, assimilationist pedagogies. By analyzing literature, such as Barbara Renaud González’s Golondrina, Why Did You Leave Me?, and education testimonios from seminal works like This Bridge Called My Back and Telling to Live, Cantú-Sánchez reveals how Latina/Chicana protagonists and students negotiate this conflict through a mestizaje of epistemologies—blending elements of both home and school cultures within the third space of education. Cantú-Sánchez utilizes an interdisciplinary approach, deploying critical race theory, Chicana third-space feminism, and other pedagogical theories like sentipensante (a sensing/thinking) pedagogy employed by education scholar Laura Rendon, among others. By providing pivotal insights and strategies, she demonstrates how educators can implement culturally relevant pedagogies in their classrooms from K–12 through higher education, fostering environments where Latina/Chicana students can thrive without forsaking their cultural identities."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Title from online title page (viewed on May 19, 2025).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816554782

0816554781

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.