M(other)work as Radical Resurgence

In this chapter, the authors employ testimonio to discuss and theorize from their lived experiences as two sister scholars of color (Indigenous and Chicana) in tenure-track positions while simultaneously “speaking back” to institutions of higher education. The authors frame their testimonio in three parts: sisterhood, m(other)work as radical resurgence, and intergenerational dreams of the postcolonial. Grounded in Chicana feminist and Indigenous epistemologies, they center relationships with family and community as essential to their professional purpose. Through their testimonio, they theorize persistence for women of color in the academy that engages m(other)work as necessary for survivance.