Genealogia da experiência em Yuderkys Espinosa-Miñoso

Abstract

This paper presents and reflects on the genealogical method of experience proposed by Dominican philosopher Yuderkys Espinosa-Miñoso, as described in her 2019 article, “Hacer genealogia de la experiencia: el método hacia una critica a la colonialidad de la Razón feminista desde la experiencia histórica en América Latina”. Espinosa-Miñoso highlights the necessity of addressing fundamental issues to reframe Latin American feminism and its history of dependency, given that women in Abya Yala are often compelled to adopt a Eurocentric feminist reason claiming universality. To understand how women in Abya Yala recognize their cultural identity and specificity, Espinosa-Miñoso proposes a method that fosters reflection on their condition as colonial subjects through a genealogy of experiences. This method enables the production of situated knowledge, challenges existing feminist paradigms, and contributes to a counter-memory archive, thereby dismantling lived colonial processes. This dissertation employs an analytical study of the topic, considering the contextual and historical aspects of the author's work. It also incorporates experiential research, including an exchange of studies with the author in her territory. This provided access to primary sources and interviews with Yuderkys Espinosa-Miñoso, enabling a deeper understanding of the central research theme, the Genealogical Method of Experience. This experiential research enriched the dissertation's interdisciplinary approach, particularly regarding Caribbean cultural and philosophical nuances.