Tuesday Draft Questions - Kimia Preston

1. In the article Dissidence and Communitarian Feminism, they mention that “Colonialism is only one of the instruments of patriarchy, as are slavery, liberalism, and neoliberalism”. How is colonialism used as an instrument of patriarchy?

2. In the interview with Juliet Paredes, there is a strong emphasis on the decolonialization of feminism—particularly through the ideas of “communitarian feminism”. What does going by the name of communitarian feminism accomplish and how is it different from Western ideas of feminism?

3. In the Teen Vogue article, they discuss the success of the feminist movement in Ecuador and how intersection, diverse, and inclusive the movement has been for them. Could the values of Ecuador’s many indigenous cultures have played a strong role in how this revolution manifested itself?