Abstract
This article explores adolescent Latinas’ citizenship identities in school from a feminist transnational perspective. Data were drawn from qualitative research studies on Latina youths’ educational experiences and from a qualitative project conducted by the author. Cultural citizenship theories were used to analyze the data. The analysis revealed that adolescent Latinas experience their citizenship identities’ being-made through two strategies: (i) stereotypical images and (ii) language ideologies. The analysis also revealed that Latina youth self-make their citizenship identities through three strategies: (i) embracing education, (ii) cultural practices, and (iii) new citizenship identities in transnational spaces. Analyses suggest the need for more transnational approaches in educational research and practice on citizenship education. A feminist transnational approach highlights how discourses and images on Latinas, Latina/o immigration, and citizens materialize in school and provide the conditions in which adolescent Latinas negotiate their citizenship identities.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 212-243 |
Number of pages | 32 |
Journal | Theory and Research in Social Education |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Latina youth
- citizenship identities
- cultural citizenship
- immigration
- transnationalism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Sociology and Political Science