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Feminism as a settler colonial weapon: Roberto Israel Rodriguez Soriano, ‘The construction of the “indigenous woman” in Mexico: civilizing strategy and hegemonic feminism’, EntreDiversidades, 23, 2026

29Aug26

Abstract: This paper examines the construction of the figure of the “indigenous woman” in Mexico and its instrumentalization in the consolidation of colonialism. Arguments are offered to support the thesis that both colonialism and certain feminist discourses have used the categorical construct of the “indigenous woman” to justify a civilizing process that perpetuates historical power imbalances. It analyzes how Enlightenment feminism, with its universalist premises, has contributed to the perpetuation of colonialism through the systemic neglect of the oppressed experiences of racialized women. The paper highlights the role of feminism in the construction of the figure of the “indigenous woman” as a civilizing alibi to justify forms of domination. The paper also addresses critiques of hegemonic Western feminism from decolonial perspectives, which question the homogenization of racialized women and the imposition of a normative binary. In this sense, concepts such as “intersectionality” and the “matrix of domination” are explored to analyze the simultaneous oppression based on race, class, and gender.


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