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Centro Journal - Vol. XXV - Number 2 - Summer 2023 - From Victimization to Feminist Revolution

From Victimization to Feminist Revolution: Performing Decolonized Bodies as Acts of Collective Rebellion in Puerto Rico

Centro Journal - Vol. XXV - Number 2 - Summer 2023
DIANA ARAMBURU AND TANIA CARRASQUILLO HERNÁNDEZ

A B S TR AC T

Our special issue aims to shed light on the increasing gender-based violence and feminicides in Puerto Rico, particularly in the aftermath of catastrophic events like the economic crisis,
Hurricane María, and the COVID-19 pandemic. We also highlight the vital resistance efforts undertaken by feminist collectives, artists, authors, journalists, musicians, and teachers. A
major contribution of this issue is revealing how the crisis has been neglected by the State and its institutions, prompting feminist collectives and shelters to lead the fight against
government inaction and indifference. Some contributors of this special issue question the effectiveness of the State of Emergency, recognizing it as a performative gesture reinforcing
a heteropatriarchal culture that fosters gender-based violence. For this reason, this special issue has sought to give visibility to how Puerto Rican women experience this cycle of
violence and its effects as well as testify to how visual arts, music, journalism, literature, and personal testimonies can all be instruments of empowerment and change. Additionally, some
articles stress the importance of implementing gender perspective curricula, starting at the earliest educational levels, to combat the gender violence and feminicide crisis and promote social justice and antiracist feminist pedagogy. It is crucial for academic institutions to adopt this antiracist feminist approach, creating awareness of the subjugation and colonization mechanisms used by the heteropatriarchal State and its institutions.