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Intersections of Puerto Rican Activists' Responses to Oppression

Perez, Matthew B.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1275957393

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2010, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Latin American Studies (International Studies).
As a result of European, followed by U.S. colonization perpetuated over the past five centuries, there has developed a diverse population in Puerto Rico that is united as well as divided by dynamics of social and environmental oppression that accompany colonialist rule and expansion. As in many places where a power structure oppresses people, Puerto Ricans have demonstrated their agency to fight against multilayered forms of injustice that find their roots in the imposition of Euro-American ideals and practices. These injustices include, but are not limited to, gender oppression, racism, heterosexism, classism, and environmental degradation. The concept of intersectionality serves to demonstrate how these forms of oppression unite to create a system of injustice. In order to combat one form of oppression, all others must be taken into account. This thesis project examines the intersections of activism which respond to the interlocking forms of oppression. By recognizing that Puerto Ricans have been physically and mentally subjected to colonialist infiltration in a myriad of ways, a study into the different responses that protest this infiltration proves crucial.
Jose Delgado-Costa (Committee Chair)
Betsy Partyka (Committee Member)
Kimberly Little (Committee Member)
123 p.
Latin American History; Social Research; Womens Studies
Puerto Rico; activism; intersectionality; oppression; colonization; colonial legacy

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  • Perez, M. B. (2010). Intersections of Puerto Rican Activists' Responses to Oppression [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1275957393

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Perez, Matthew. Intersections of Puerto Rican Activists' Responses to Oppression. 2010. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1275957393.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Perez, Matthew. "Intersections of Puerto Rican Activists' Responses to Oppression." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1275957393

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