Martinez Soto, K. D., & Murzi, H., & Jurkiewicz, J., & Hernandez, R. A. (2023, June), Decolonization of Academia: Is the Word Latinx a Form of Colonization?  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--42887

\bibitem{asee_peer_42887}
  Martinez Soto, K. D., \& Murzi, H., \& Jurkiewicz, J., \& Hernandez, R. A. (2023, June), \emph{Decolonization of Academia: Is the Word Latinx a Form of Colonization?}
  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland.
  10.18260/1-2--42887

Karen Dinora Martinez Soto, Homero Murzi, Jazmin Jurkiewicz, and Rene Alberto Hernandez.  "Decolonization of Academia: Is the Word Latinx a Form of Colonization?".  2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/42887 Internet.  15 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_42887}
  Karen Dinora Martinez Soto, Homero Murzi, Jazmin Jurkiewicz, and Rene Alberto Hernandez.
  "Decolonization of Academia: Is the Word Latinx a Form of Colonization?".
  \emph{2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/42887 Internet.  15 May, 2024

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title = "Decolonization of Academia: Is the Word Latinx a Form of Colonization?"
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - There has been debate for some years around the term Latinx and how members of the community identify with it. Originally, the term emerged in academia as a gender-neutral option to counter the term Latino/a or Latin@ and to try to establish a differentiation from the general term of Hispanic that many consider to not be representative of the community. However, the inclusion and adoption of the term has generated some debate. For example, members of the community have different views on if the term is applicable in a Spanish speaking context, in which cases some might advocate for the term Latiné as being the linguistically gender-neutral word created by those in Spanish speaking countries. Several studies have been conducted around the use and understanding of the term in different contexts, however, there has not been an extensive exploration of the topic in engineering.

The purpose of this work is to explore how engineering students -who identify as Latinx/a/o/é at a large research university engage with the term Latinx. We conducted a survey to ask students about their understanding and adoption of the term Latinx, their preferred term, and their familiarity with different terms such as Latin@, Latin*, Latinu, Latini, Hispano, etc. The survey was administered online and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics to map students’ preferences and a thematic analysis approach to identify emerging themes in the open-ended questions (e.g., why do you identify (or not) with the term Latinx?)

Our results provide a better understanding of engineering students' perceptions around various identifying terms and we engage critically in a discussion of the importance of understanding how members of the community perceive themselves. We provide implications for research, practice, and administration. 

AU  - Karen Dinora Martinez Soto
AU  - Homero Murzi
AU  - Jazmin Jurkiewicz
AU  - Rene Alberto Hernandez
CY  - Baltimore , Maryland
DA  - 2023/06/25
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Decolonization of Academia: Is the Word Latinx a Form of Colonization?
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