2020/01/12 by Cristóbal Salinas · 3 citations
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Critical Race Theory in Education #Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
paper · doi:10.1177/1538192719900382
openalex publication_date 2020/01/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The usage of term Latinx has gained popularity in higher education settings. This study documents how 34 Latinx/a/o students relate to, identify with, and understand the term Latinx. Participants perceive higher education as a privileged space where they use the term Latinx. Once they return to their communities, they do not use the term. Due to the variations in understandings of the term, the author contends that one should consider using the term Latin*.