Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Introduction 9
4. Part I Theorizations and Epistemic Dialogues
5. The Coloniality of Gender 35
6. Coloniality and Modern Patriarchy 59
7. A Decolonial Critique of Feminist Epistemology Critique 79
8. From the Center to the Margins, (Re)Politicizing Intersectionality 91
9. The Feminist and Decolonial Pedagogy of Lélia Gonzalez and Sueli Carneiro 107
10. Gender-Based Political Violence as a Global Phenomenon 117
11. An Analysis of the 11J Protests in Cuba from a Black Feminist Criminal Abolitionist Perspective 133
12. Territory Body – Body Territory 147
13. Part II Embodied Experiences and Knowledge Productions
14. Ties that Bind 161
15. “Vamos destruir esse patriarcado, eu creio!” 173
16. Intersectional Praxis and Socio-Political Transformation at the Colombian Truth Commission in the Caribbean Region 187
17. Reconstructing Women’s Contemporary Political Struggles across the Central American Region 201
18. Writing Western Nicaragua’s LGBTQ+ History 215
19. Conceptual Tensions within a Cuir [Queer]-Feminist Sociological Approach to Sexuality in Mexico 227
20. “May Our Voice Echo” 239
21. Indigenous Literature and Ecofeminism in Brazil 249
22. Environmental Knowledges in Resistance 261
23. Part III Feminist Conversations
24. Set Fear on Fire! 277
25. Marielle Presente! 283
26. Feminist Activism and Constitutional Change in Chile 291
27. “Rap is Our Best Feminist Tool” 295
28. Memory, Re-Imagination and Commemoration 301
29. Intuitive Feminism 313
30. Contributors 321