Tweets based on the reading of Emma Pérez, “Irigaray’s Female Symbolic in the Making of Chicana Lesbian Sitios y Lenguas (Sites and Discourses)” and Mónica Palacios “Tomboy” (both from Living Chicana Theory).
Is strategic essentialism the creation of a space (i.e. caucus) where regulations (like a constitution) — #CHST404
— Yara C. Hidalgo (@Cipatlic12) March 25, 2012
— are established to resist powers of dominance? #CHST404
— Yara C. Hidalgo (@Cipatlic12) March 25, 2012
I was a tomboy when younger and still consider myself one, I remember crying when my mom gave me a doll too…oh the memories #chst404
— Vanessa Gonzalez (@vc_gonzalez) March 25, 2012
I always loved cooking and helping out with my grandma and mom when I was younger and still do. Didn’t think much about it. #CHST404
— Michael Marmolejo (@mmarmol1) March 26, 2012
In Palacios poem you can see how intrusive and domineering is the institution of heteronormativity #chst404
— Beatriz Alfaro (@MissBeatriz25) March 26, 2012
Its interesting to hear in thepoem “Tomboy” that the power struggle begins so early, and that women are taught to accept it #CHST404
— Richard Alcaraz (@RichardAlcaraz) March 26, 2012
Pretty ironic to adopt European feminism, to understand how third world women are located by colonialists. #chst404
— Carmen Castaneda (@ccastan5) March 26, 2012
@carmen That was a very strong quote in her poem, but I think this poem shows that she has been granted this power #chst404
— Erika Meza (@erikaem9) March 26, 2012
What I would give to have been at those group meetings. Just to be a fly in the wall and hear them talk about all the topics listed #CHST404
— Stephanie Troncoso (@steftroncoso) March 26, 2012