Gender in the Decolonial Perspective: An Integrative View of the Latin American Scenario

Abstract

We are interested in investigating the main Latin American contributions to decolonial studies about the concept of gender, as we understand that it can operate as a type of coloniality as it makes invisible many worldviews and socio-cultural practices that produce different social relations. For this end, we made an integrative view of scientific production on gender alongside decolonial thought on the Portal de Periódicos CAPES and on Redalyc. After applying the inclusion-exclusion criteria, 35 articles were analyzed. The results pointed to (a) denial of the feminist universal subject; (b) the understanding of gender, race and class as co-constitutive variables; and (c) questioning the applicability of the concept in different cultural logics. The discussion on gender on the decolonial perspective has been strengthened, especially in Brazil, but it still demands efforts on reflections on colonial inheritances in current times.