This theory examines the experiences of Latinos/as in the United States and how race intersects with their experiences of immigration, language, and culture.
Intersectionality: Understanding the ways in which race, gender, class, and other social identities intersect and influence one another.
Colonialism and Imperialism: Examining the historical and ongoing impact of European colonialism and U.S. imperialism on Latin American peoples and their cultures.
Cultural Studies: Analyzing the ways that Latino/a cultures are produced, represented, and consumed in popular media, art, and literature.
Linguistic Discrimination: Investigating the ways that language is used as a tool for oppression and marginalization of Latino/a communities.
Immigration: Exploring the political, social, and cultural challenges faced by Latino/a immigrants in the U.S. and the impact of immigration policies on their lives.
Ethnicity and Nationalism: Examining the construction of Latino/a identities and the role of nationalism in shaping them.
Institutional Racism: Investigating the ways that systemic discrimination and oppression operate in education, healthcare, housing, and criminal justice systems.
Latinx Queer Theory: Examining the intersection of queerness and Latino/a culture.
Environmental Justice: Analyzing the disproportionate impact of environmental degradation and pollution on Latino/a communities.
Labor and Work: Exploring the role of Latino/a labor in the global economy and the challenges faced by Latinx workers in the U.S.
Chicana Feminism: Focuses on the experiences of Chicana women and their struggles with feminism, racism, and gender norms.
Latinx Queer Theory: Examines the intersections between Latinx identities and queer experiences within broader social, political, and economic systems.
Borderlands Theory: Explores the cultural and political boundaries, overlaps, and tensions between different ethnic or national groups in the border regions, such as the US-Mexico border.
Decolonial Theory: Critiques the political, social, and economic systems that foster colonialism, imperialism, and hegemony, and seeks to decolonize or transform them.
Transnational Theory: Analyzes the global movements of people, culture, and resources, as well as the power relations and inequalities that arise from such transnational flows.
Indigenist Theory: Focuses on the history, culture, and struggles of indigenous peoples in Latin America and US.
Coloniality of Power Theory: Examines the patterns of domination, exploitation, and marginalization that persist from the colonial era to the present day.
Critical Race Theory: A broader framework that examines how race and racism intersect with other social identities, such as gender, sexuality, class, and nationality, to shape power relations and social inequalities.