Written Assignment #2

Part 1

• Explain thoroughly what can be a “world” according to Lugones? By using any of her several options for a “world,” imagine and describe thoroughly two worlds, one in which you are satisfied, and the other in which you are not satisfied. While doing so, think of and relate to all different aspects of your personality in both worlds.

Part 2

• One can be at the same time in a “world” that constructs one as stereotypically latin, for example, and in a “world” that constructs one as latin. Being stereo-typically latinand being simply latin are different simultaneous constructions of persons that are part of different “worlds.”
• Interpret the meaning of Lugones’ quote above.
• Think of yourself and replace stereotypically latin and latin with any adjectives appropriate for you.
• Describe your appearance in these two different worlds. If you have a real-life experience with this dualism, describe it, and if not, think of a hypothetical situation involving your two contrasting worlds.
• Does this reflection affect your understanding of both yourself and others? If yes, explain how, and if not, explain why not.

Written Assignment #2 Answer 

Part 1

            One of Lugones’s examples of two worlds is being an “outsider” to the mainstream. This is used to describe how female people of color (POCs) perceive the world, especially in the United States. According to Lugones, a “world” is the number of possible spaces that can reference people, places and things (p. 9). In this way, a “world” is a space which is occupied by people, places and things, and its possibilities are endless because it is made up of people and of ideas.