A Jenny Norton Research Cluster: Latina Feminisms
Jacqueline M. Martinez, Associate Professor, School of Letters and Sciences
Vera Lopez, Associate Professor, Justice and Social Inquiry, School of Social Transformation
This research cluster, supported in part by a gift from the Reverend Jenny Norton, is designed to re-familiarize the participants with some of the classic works of Latina feminist theory, and to also read important new works with an ultimate goal of invigorating our scholarship and to develop research collaborations across Schools, Colleges, and disciplines at ASU. The collaborative nature of the research cluster format will enable lively discussion about some important texts, and also to develop deeper understanding of Latina feminist theory.
While there is a long history of Latina feminisms both inside and outside of the US, these texts and perspectives continue to be marginalized within feminist theory. In addition to incorporating more Latina feminist theory and perspectives in our research, the work that we do in this cluster will carry over into our teaching.
The Reverend Jenny Norton has provided funding to support an annual Research Cluster at the IHR. The Norton endowment is designed to stimulate research on women and gender in any field of inquiry.