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The Power Of Counterstory With Martín Alberto Gonzalez, Martín Alberto Gonzalez
The Power Of Counterstory With Martín Alberto Gonzalez, Martín Alberto Gonzalez
PDXPLORES Podcast
In this episode of PDXPLORES, Chicano & Latino Studies Professor Martín Alberto Gonzalez discusses the counterstory. As Gonzalez explains, counterstories are a narrative form of scholarly communication that uses stories to disrupt oppressive narratives established by empowered groups. Counterstory does so by pointing to the roles that systems of oppression, like white supremacy, racism, sexism, and capitalism, play in society, and higher education, in particular, by providing alternative narratives.
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