Closer to Liberation: Pin[a/x]y Activism in Theory and Practice

Lee Solomon Amorao, Amanda

ISBN 10: 1516579216 / ISBN 13: 9781516579211

Published by Cognella Academic Publishing, 2023

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Title: Closer to Liberation: Pin[a/x]y Activism in ...

Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing

Publication Date: 2023

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

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Synopsis:

Closer to Liberation: Pin[a/x]y Activism in Theory and Practice is an edited volume that showcases contributions from activists, scholars, artists and cultural producers, and community members that identify with the type of intersectional feminist theory and practice that emerge from the specific lived experiences and histories of Filipina/x immigrant communities in the United States.

While revisiting the "Pinayism" framework as articulated most visibly by Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales and Melinda de Jesús almost two decades ago, this project also explores the development of new models of solidarity, organizing, and intersectional feminism in this current historical moment. The text traces the continuations and divergences from the original moment of Pin[a/x]yism's emergence to the waves of activism, protest, and coalition building happening now.

Pin[a/x]y Activism in Theory and Practice is a multimodal archive that captures the dynamic and powerful nature of Pinay activism and praxis.

About the Authors:

Dr. Amanda Solomon Amorao serves as an assistant teaching professor and the director of the Dimensions of Culture Program at the University of California San Diego's Thurgood Marshall College. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in literature from UC San Diego, and her research and teaching interests include U.S. multiethnic literature, Asian American studies, Filipino/a/x American cultural productions, critical race studies, decolonizing pedagogies, and women of color feminism.

DJ Kuttin Kandi is a "People's Hip Hop DJ Scholar'' who was born and raised in Queens, New York, and is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished womxn DJs in the world. She is a queer, gender-fluid, femme, disabled Filipinx-Pin[a/x]y-American writer, poet, theater performer, educator, hip hop feminist, public speaker, and community organizer. Kandi is a co-founder and the executive director of Asian Solidarity Collective (formerly Asian for Black Lives San Diego). She has received an honorary doctorate in Pinayism for her endless dedication to radical sisterhood, critical praxis, and transformative solidarity.

Jen Soriano is an award-winning writer, movement strategist, and the co-founder of MediaJustice and ReFrame. She has spent more than 20 years working at the intersection of narrative strategy and grassroots organizing for racial, climate, and gender justice. She is the author of Making the Tongue Dry and Nervous, a forthcoming book of essays.