Date of Award
Fall 2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
Spanish
First Advisor
Oscar Perez Hernandez
Abstract
This thesis explores the complicated relationships between race, sexuality, gender identity, and colonialism among Afro-descendants in Puerto Rico in particular and Latin American and Latinx communities in general. It takes as its starting point the analysis of two works by Afro-Puerto Rican author Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro: TRANScaribeñx and TodesNosotres. It argues that these works empower marginalized Black Latinx LGBTQ+ individuals by giving them a voice and defy preconceptions about identities at the intersection of Black, Latinx, and queer cultures.
Recommended Citation
Richards, Yasmin Nicole, "El mar de la Negritud y lo queer a través de la literatura de Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro" (2021). World Languages and Literatures Senior Theses. 1.
https://creativematter.skidmore.edu/fll_stu_schol/1