Collegiate Affiliation
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies

Alexandra Chocontá-Piraquive is a Ph.D. candidate in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota. Alexandra is a Colombian first-generation college graduate working with urban, rural, and indigenous young women in Colombia since 2013. Her doctoral dissertation centers on young Colombian women's voices and experiences navigating the empowerment girlhood discourse based on entrepreneurship and peacebuilding. She works in different places where the empowerment discourse occurs, like social media platforms, public policy, and trade fairs. Alexandra has extensive experience working with popular feminist organizations that uses textile practices and social media platforms to create, promote and demand sexual and reproductive rights in Colombia. Currently, Alexandra is a Teaching Assistant at the University of Minnesota and was awarded the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (2023 - 2024).

Educational Background & Specialties
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Educational Background

  • BS: Anthropology, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
  • MA: Gender Studies, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Specialties

  • Critical girlhood studies
  • Feminist ethnographies
  • Critical development studies
  • Neoliberalism in South America
  • Decolonial feminisms