While a lot of colonial thinking still permeates within our uses of gossip, there are examples in our modern-day that echo the theoretical practices of queer chisme. Notably, Rina Sawayama’s “This Hell” is not only an empowering song that reclaims the threat religious fanatics spew at queer people, but the song itself is grounded in… Continue reading Gossip/Chisme as a Site of Knowledge and Avenue for Decolonial Realities
Author: Katie Rocio Luna
Katie Rocio Luna is a queer, trans masculine first generation Latinx/e (Salvadoran & Mexican) college student pursing his B.A in English with a minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. His respected pronouns are he/they/she (ENGL), él/elle/ella (SPN), and il/iel/elle (FRN). He is interested in bridging the EuroAmerican literary canon to modern issues through queer and feminist analytic/critical reading.
