CHAPTER 6 Latina Activists: Toward an Inclusive Spirituality of Being in the World

Rodríguez, Jeanette

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“…Indeed, social justice action is a psychospiritual and ethical mandate for womanist mujerista psychologists. These psychologists embrace an inclusive spiritual activism of being in the world (Rodriguez, 2002). As such, the womanist and mujerista social action takes diverse forms, ranging from mothering, preaching, political participation, teaching, and writing, to creativity and generativity.…”

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Conclusion: Toward global womanist and mujerista psychologies.

Comas‐Díaz¹,

Bryant-Davis²

2016

Womanist and Mujerista Psychologies: Voices of Fire, Acts of Courage.

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This anthology introduced the womanist and mujerista psychologies. Womanist and mujerista psychologists challenge structures that oppress women of color; affirm their lived realities; and create knowledge to heal, empower, and liberate. Womanist and mujerista psychologies are conceptual and spiritual sisters. Indeed, the term mujerismo is translated as "Latina womanism." Born out of the need to represent women of color's specific feminism, these psychologies have evolved to address the intersecting oppressions of women from marginalized groups. The differences between these worldviews and dominant feminism can be illustrated with the phrases "Womanism is to feminism as purple is to lavender" and "Mujerismo is to feminism as salsa is to ketchup." In this manner, womanist and mujerista psychologies echo multicultural feminism, women of color feminism, decolonial feminism, and third world U.S. feminism. What distinguishes womanism and mujerismo from other feminisms of color is not a difference in substance but in emphasis, as Nygreen, Saba, and Moreno (Chapter 2, this volume) observed. Likewise, CONCLUSION: TOWARD GLOBAL WOMANIST AND MUJERISTA PSYCHOLOGIES LILLIAN COMAS-DíAZ AND THEMA BRYANT-DAVISTo survive in the Borderlands, you must live sin fronteras, be a crossroads. (Anzaldúa, 1987, p. 194) For I am my mother's daughter, and the drums of Africa still beat in my heart.

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Section: Acts Of Courage: Liberation and Social Actionmentioning

confidence: 99%