Ochy Curiel
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Curiel and the second or maternal family name is Pichardo.
Rosa Inés Curiel Pichardo (born 1963), better known as Ochy Curiel, is an Afro-Dominican feminist academic, singer and social anthropologist. She is known for helping to establish the Afro-Caribbean women's movement and maintaining that lesbianism is neither an identity, orientation nor sexual preference, but rather a political position. She is one of the most prominent feminist scholars in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Ochy Curiel | |
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Born | Rosa Inés Curiel Pichardo (1963-03-15) 15 March 1963 (age 61) |
Nationality | Dominican |
Occupation(s) | academic, activist |
Years active | 1985–present |
Known for | decolonial feminist lesbian theory |
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