Abstract

For this study, the authors engaged in a series of conversations or pláticas to critically examine their understanding and use of the term Latinx. Using ‘trioethnography’ as methodology, the authors’ critical dialogic discussions surfaced new and transformative understandings of the term Latinx. Two questions guided this study: (1) How do we choose to take up the term Latinx in our personal and professional lives? (2) What new understandings and implications of the term occur through our pláticas? The authors identified three themes regarding their use and understanding of Latinx: (1) the institutionalization of the term Latinx with a focus on inclusivity versus performativity; (2) the development of critical consciousness and liminality around the term; and (3) epistemological, theoretical, and practical shifts in understanding of the term.

摘要

在这项研究中，作者进行了一系列对话或对话，以批判性地检验他们对拉丁语一词的理解和使用。使用“三民族志”作为方法论，作者的批判性对话讨论使人们对“拉丁裔”一词有了新的、变革性的理解。本研究有两个问题引导：（1）我们如何选择在个人和职业生活中使用“拉丁裔”一词？(2) 通过我们的pláticas对该术语产生了哪些新的理解和含义？作者确定了关于他们对拉丁语的使用和理解的三个主题：(1)拉丁语一词的制度化重点关注包容性与表现性；（2）围绕术语的批判意识和阈限的发展；(3)对该术语理解的认识论、理论和实践转变。