Diverse Positions: Theoreticl and Political Contributions on Diversity

Authors

  • Patricia Oliva Barboza Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica
  • Andrey Badilla Solano Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/rr.v10i1.2751

Keywords:

sexual diversity, LGBT, gender studies, feminism, biopolitics, transsexuality, pathologization, diverse communities

Abstract

In this paper, you will find a series of theoretical and political elements for understanding, debate and the study of diversity based on the views of activists, theorists, and theoreticians who have shared their reflections and experiences. The document is organized in eleven sections addressing the following topics: The contributions of the Feminist theory and the concept of the body as a zone of dispute, the pathologization of the body, pathologization and diversity, the pathologization of transsexuality, biopower or biopolitics and their relationship with diverse communities, the acronym LGBTI and its controversy: are they important to define and self-recognize, represent a real inclusion?, definitions according to the international legal framework, discrimination by sex orientation, identity and expression, some ideas about labels and categories of identification of sexual diversity, a section on Eve Kosofsky’s proposal on understanding diversity and a series of final reflections.

Author Biographies

  • Patricia Oliva Barboza, Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica

    Magister en Violencia de Género por la Universidad de Costa Rica. Facilitadora en grupos de apoyo: Apropiación del cuerpo a través de la danza. Practicante de danza moderna. Investigadora feminista. Investigadora del Centro de Investigación en Cultura y Desarrollo (CICDE) de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica (UNED)

  • Andrey Badilla Solano, Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica

    Magister en Estudios Latinoamericanos con énfasis en Cultura y Desarrollo de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, licenciado en Ciencias Políticas por la Universidad de Costa Rica, investigador del Centro de Investigación en Cultura y Desarrollo de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica.

Published

2019-12-13

Issue

Section

Artículos

How to Cite

“Diverse Positions: Theoreticl and Political Contributions on Diversity”. 2019. Revista Rupturas 10 (1): 73-102. https://doi.org/10.22458/rr.v10i1.2751.