Advocating Comadrismo: A Feminist Mentoring Approach for Latinas in Rhetoric and Composition

Peitho Volume 21 Issue 2 Spring 2019

Author(s): Ana Milena Ribero and Sonia C. Arellano

Abstract: This article outlines comadrismo as a culturally specific mentoring approach for Latinas in Rhetoric and Composition. The authors discuss the value of mentoring practices based on a kinship relationship and explore seven themes— kinship, fuerza, networks of care, empathy, collaboration, paying it forward, and tangible support—that constitute comadrismo mentoring. Grounded in the literature on mentoring in Rhetoric and Composition, this article draws on the experiential knowledges of Latina academics to argue that scholars must attend to the specific needs of Women of Color in order to recruit and retain diverse voices in the discipline.

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Tags: Latinas, Mentoring, retention