Speaking face to face : the visionary philosophy of María Lugones / edited by Pedro J. DiPietro, Jennifer McWeeny, and Shireen Roshanravan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DiPietro, PJ, editor.

McWeeny, Jennifer, editor.

Roshanravan, Shireen, editor.

Series:

SUNY series, praxis, theory in action.

SUNY series, praxis, theory in action

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lugones, Maria, 1944-2020.

Lugones, Maria.

Feminist theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 317 pages).

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2019]

Summary:

Speaking Face to Face provides an unprecedented, in-depth look at the feminist philosophy and practice of the renowned Argentinian-born scholar-activist María Lugones. Informed by her identification as "nondiasporic Latina" and US Woman of Color, as well as her long-term commitment to grassroots organizing in Chicana/o communities, Lugones's work dovetails with, while remaining distinct from, that of other prominent transnational, decolonial, and women of color feminists. Her visionary philosophy motivates transformative modes of engaging cultural others, inviting us to create political intimacies rooted in a shared yearning for interdependence.Bringing together scholars and activists across fields, this volume charts her profound impact in and beyond the academy for the past thirty years. In so doing, it exemplifies a new method of coalitional theorizing—traversing racial, ethnic, sexual, national, gendered, political, and disciplinary borders in order to cultivate learning, embrace heterogeneity, and provide a unique framework for engaging contemporary debates about identity, oppression, and activism. Across thirteen original contributions, authors address issues of intersectionality, colonial and decolonial subjectivities, the multiplicity and the coloniality of gender, indigenous spiritualities and cosmologies, pluralist and women of color feminisms, radical multiculturalism, popular education, and resistance to multiple oppressions. The book also includes a rare interview with María Lugones and an afterword by Paula Moya, ultimately offering both new critical resources for longstanding admirers of Lugones and a welcome introduction for newcomers to her groundbreaking work.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Coalitional Selves, Multiple Realities

Trash Talks Back

A Focus on the “I” in the “I ….We”

The Ripple Imagery as a Decolonial Self

Moving with and beyond Intersectionality

Beyond the “Logic of Purity”

Witnessing Faithfully and the Intimate Politics of Queer South Asian Praxis

Gender Coloniality, and Decolonial Embodiments

Border Thinking/Being/Perception

Motion Sickness and the Slipperiness of Irish Racialization

Toward a Decolonial Ethics

Knowing on the Edge of Worlds and Sense

Beyond Benevolent Violence

Travel to Death-Worlds

Hablando Cara a Cara

Deep Coalition and Popular Education Praxis

Walking Illegitimately

Carnal Disruptions

Afterword

A Chronology

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438474540

1438474547