A critical analysis of contemporary Latinx feminisms on Twitter: an intersectional approach.

Abstract

Latinx women face a particular intersectionality of oppression based on gender, ethnicity, and sexual identity. The current capitalist system considers women an oppressed group, and Latinxs experience racial and ethnic discrimination daily. In addition, Latinx culture is male-dominated. Meanwhile, the 21st century has seen a resurgence of the feminist movement, characterized by the adoption of an intersectional framework and the reliance on social networks. To explore how contemporary Latinx feminists address this intersectionality of oppression, this study conducts a Social-Media Critical Discourse Analyst of Latinx feminisms on Twitter, applying a Latinx feminist perspective. It is concluded Latinx feminisms have harnessed the intersectional and digital propellants of the contemporary movement without absorbing neoliberal values and commodifying tendencies. Likewise, their discourses focus on challenging their invisibility by prioritizing the counter-hegemonic narrative of critiquing established power and the strategy of empowering representational power.