ABSTRACT
During the last decade, interest in incorporating feminist perspectives into the theory and practice of Latin American Social Work has increased, fostered by the massiveness and diversification of feminist social movements in Latin America during this period. In this chapter, we will critically assess the relationship between intersectional and decolonial Feminisms to deepen understandings not necessarily explored in Social Work. We propose a constructive dialogue between both perspectives acknowledging the disagreements and tensions that have arisen between both heterogeneous and intellectually diverse fields of research and praxis. We focus on how a critical constructive dialogue between these approaches can strengthen feminist Social Work in three ways: by making more robust our contextualized and situated analyses; by problematizing our categories; and, finally, by promoting coalitional politics. We conclude by emphasizing some aspects that advance the collective construction of discourses, perspectives, and practices of feminist, intersectional, and decolonial Social Work.
