Ofelia Schutte Special Issue

Geographical, Interventions, Methodological and Content Diversity, Periodical, Race/Ethnicity, Unspecified Status

Periodical TitleAPA Newsletter on Hispanic/Latino Issues in Philosophy
Author(s)Kevin Aho; Jorge J. E. Gracia; Elizabeth Millán; Andrea Pitts; Elena Ruíz; Mariana Ortega; Ofelia Schutte
Editor(s)Elena Ruíz
AbstractThis special issue of the APA Newsletter on Hispanic/Latino Issues in Philosophy honors Ofelia Schutte’s retirement and her pioneering contributions to Latin American philosophy and feminism. Seven essays examine Schutte’s impact on diversifying the philosophical profession through expanding disciplinary boundaries around race, gender, ethnicity, and cultural difference. Contributors analyze her role in legitimating Latin American philosophy in U.S. academia, correcting gender gaps in the Latin American philosophical tradition, and providing critical methodologies for cross-cultural philosophical inquiry. Essays explore themes including structural racism in philosophy, the extraordinary position of the voz Latina, critical genealogies using concepts of cultural incommensurability, radical pluralism and voice-finding, and divisions within Latina feminism. Schutte’s own autobiographical essay traces three career stages, documenting her shift from Nietzsche scholarship to Latin American philosophy and feminism, her pedagogical innovations, and her commitment to creating epistemic space for marginalized voices. The collection demonstrates philosophy’s capacity for transformation through inclusive, interdisciplinary, and politically engaged scholarship.
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Thematic Cluster/Special IssueOfelia Schutte Special Issue
Volume12
Issue1
KeywordsOfelia Schutte, Latin American philosophy, Latina feminism, diversity in philosophy, cultural alterity, cross-cultural communication, philosophical pedagogy, professional marginalization, cultural identity, postcolonial feminism, U.S. Latina/o philosophy, disciplinary pluralism
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Date PublishedFall 2012
ISBN/ISSN2155-9708
URLhttps://cdn.ymaws.com/www.apaonline.org/resource/collection/60044C96-F3E0-4049-BC5A-271C673FA1E5/v12n1_Hispanic.pdf
Open Access?Yes

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