Pilgrimages/Peregrinajes: Theorizing Coalition Against Multiple Oppressions

by María Lugones

Mar'a Lugones, one of the premiere figures in feminist philosophy, has at last collected some of her most famous essays, as well as some lesser-known gems, into her first book, Pilgrimages/Peregrinajes. A deeply original essayist, Lugones writes from her own perspective as an inhabitant of a number of different 'worlds.' Born in Argentina but living for a number of years in the United States, she sees herself as neither quite a U.S. citizen, nor quite an Argentine. An activist against the oppression of Latino/a people by the dominant U.S. culture, she is also an academic participating in the privileges of that culture. A lesbian, she experiences homophobia in both Anglo and Latino world. A woman, she moves uneasily in the world of patriarchy. Lugones writes out of multiple and conflicting subjectivities that shape her sense of who she is, resisting the demand for a unified self in light of her necessary ambiguities. Pilgrimages/Peregrinajes explores the possibility of deep coalition with other women of color, based on 'multiple understandings of oppressions and resistances'―understandings whose logic she subjects to philosophical investigation.

Genres: Feminism, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Race, Theory, Queer, Gender

264 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 2003

Reviews

[Mona Kareem]

Read this last year in Professor Lugones' class. It influenced me a lot; how to write, the power of narratives, thinking about the self, multiple consciousnesses, theorizing resistance. It is an exhausting text that needs multiple readings.

[Max]

Looking forward to reading this the second and third time, it’s one of those books where you realize very early on you aren’t ever gonna catch up entirely on the first read through.dont mind me... I’m digesting...

[Iris · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5

[Yuna · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Suju · Rating 5 out of 5]

love love love

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Parts of this were fascinating and parts were less interesting.

[Boka]

May increase your appreciation of Topfen

[Adam]

As with La Frontera, I didn't read more than the few required chapter readings.

[Nikola]

A brilliant book written by my personal favorite feminist philosopher. She explains the "Logic of Purity" and the "Art of Resistance."

I read this book over and over and reference it frequently.