Latinas Fotos y Recuerdos: (Re)Membering Our Stories as Decolonizing Moves

This panel brings together four scholars whose training is not technically in Latina/o Studies, but who bring Latina/o Studies questions, texts, and approaches to bear on their work in the broader field of “religion.” What... [ view full abstract ]

This panel brings together four scholars whose training is not technically in Latina/o Studies, but who bring Latina/o Studies questions, texts, and approaches to bear on their work in the broader field of “religion.” What happens when Latina/o Studies texts are refocused on religious discourses, histories, and fields that are not specifically Latina/o? Looking at the legacies of USA Christianity, biblical studies, late antique history, and the history of Pentecostalism, how does the integration of Latina/o studies thinkers and writers transform these other fields?

Presenter #1: De Anda reinterprets the impact of Christianity in the USA through Latinao Studies epistemologies and wisdom. She (re)imagines how such theoretical frameworks may impact transformation of the socio-eco-political standing of Latinas. De Anda draws upon the work of María Eugenia Cotera, María Josefina Saldaña-Portillo, and David Carrasco to rethink the complex mixings of stories and histories into contemporary USA religio-socio-eco-political experiences around the role of Christ.

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