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Using Queer Of Color Theory To Analyze Latinidad, Maria I. Castro-Mendoza Jul 2023

Using Queer Of Color Theory To Analyze Latinidad, Maria I. Castro-Mendoza

Amplify: A Journal of Writing-as-Activism

Queer of Color Theory (QOCT) has emerged as a new field of study with the rise of LGBTQ+ visibility in the modern day political landscape. QOCT is an extended analysis of queer theory that explicitly and intentionally takes into account race, imperialism, and colonialism. Queer of color theory can be used to create or expand upon an already existing theory, and has roots in Black feminism. Using queer of color theory as a method of analysis, this essay discusses the black and indigenous erasure within the Latinidad movement and seeks to examine those who have been systemically left out of …


A Message From The Editors, Rhiannon M. Cates, Vicki L. Reitenauer Jul 2023

A Message From The Editors, Rhiannon M. Cates, Vicki L. Reitenauer

Amplify: A Journal of Writing-as-Activism

An introduction from the founding co-editors to the second issue of Amplify: A Journal of Writing-as-Activism: Volume 2, Issue 1: So to Speak.