Title
Resisting negative images and stereotypes: One Latina prospective teacher’s story
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Disciplines
Education
Abstract
This article focuses on one Latina prospective teacher’s act of resisting negative stereotypes regarding attire imposed upon her by a white female principal. The event is embedded within a larger life history study that explores the experiences of bilingual Latino prospective teachers in the elementary education program of a large Midwestern university. The selected narrative is contextualized in relation to resistance narratives. Patricia Morales tells about her experiences in U.S. schools. It explores how Patricia’s life history is marked by experiences of discrimination, yet how her constructions of these events represent “counterstories” (Delgado, 2000; Solorzano & Yosso, 2002) through which she “talks back” (hooks, 1989) to distorted images and stereotypes. Patricia’s narratives are shown to constitute creative acts of resistance through which she negotiates a positive and affirming identity (Suarez-Orozco & Suarez-Orozco, 2001) as a Latina prospective teacher.
Recommended Citation
Rodriguez, T.L. (2010). Resisting negative images and stereotypes: One Latina prospective teacher’s story. Brock Education, 19(2), 3-19. https://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/brocked/home/article/view/132