Critiquing Oppression and Desiring Social Justice: How Undergraduate Latinas in STEM Engage in Acts of Resistance

• In Event: Minoritized Students Engaging with STEM

Abstract

This phenomenological research study explored how undergraduate Latina college students in STEM engaged in acts of resistance. The study found that the majority of the Latina participants critiqued various forms of oppression present in the STEM environment and were engaged or moving towards transformational resistance.

Authors

• Sarah Rodriguez, Iowa State University

• Beth Bukoski, The University of Texas at Austin