Doctoras Chingonas: Bridging Theory and Practice Through Testimonio in a Literacy, Language, and Culture Ph.D. Program

• In Event: Critical Practitioner Reflexivity in Multilingual Contexts

Abstract

This session presents a study of a Literacy, Language, and Culture Ph.D. program that strives to cultivate a community of doctoras chingonas—multilingual women of color, full-time educators, and fierce advocates for justice—who bridge power divides across class, race, language, and education. The doctoras will present testimonios emphasizing the ways that new theory and research empowered them to unpack linguistic and cultural harms, investigate educational oppression, and envision new practices for disrupting injustice.

Authors

• Alexandra Babino, Texas Woman’s University

• Eva Goins, Texas Woman's University

• Aimee Hendrix-Soto, Texas Woman's University

• Blanca Jurado, Texas Woman's University

• Zulma Mojica Monroy, The University of Texas at Arlington

• Ángeles Muñoz, University of North Texas / Texas Woman's University

• Aimée Myers, Texas Woman's University

• Christina Salazar, University of North Texas - Dallas