ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses specifically on digital brujería performed by Latinas as a form of political protest and anti-Trump digital activism to assert their politics and create space to vocalize their opposition to the racism, xenophobia, and sexism imposed by the Right. Martinez focuses on the ways Latinas challenge the white ruling class males who have historically asserted themselves over women’s bodies with impunity by making parallels between Afro-Caribbean healers, the so-called brujas, who performed rituals, spells, and poisoning against the white plantation owners during times of slavery and young Latina feminists today who are reclaiming the term to confront the historical violence against women of color, particularly those who challenged patriarchy and conservative Christian ideology. Martinez argues that digital brujería transcends borders and serves as a democratizing space that allows young Latinas to “be defiant, unapologetic about their beliefs, and engage in feminist resistance.” Digital media is also a space to build community, create new forms of knowledge, and mobilize Latinas and other women of color on a global level against sexism, heteropatriarchy, white supremacy, and misogynist policies.
