Shifting pracademic roles and identities: feminist experiences from Latin America

Inés M. Pousadela

Development in Practice, 2025, vol. 35, issue 2, 278-291

Abstract: This article examines Latin American pracademics bridging academia and activism in women's and gender studies, a field shaped by feminist movements and scholarly innovation. While research on pracademics often focuses on those combining academic work with professional practice, this article explores activist scholars whose practice involves social movement engagement. Drawing on interviews with feminist academics and activists in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, it analyses how academic and activist identities interact and evolve. Its findings reveal feminist activism has transformed academic institutions through new teaching and research approaches, while academic knowledge has informed movement strategies and policy reforms. The study also identifies a potential emerging shift in how newer generations of feminist pracademics balance these dual roles, raising questions about the future relationship between feminist scholarship and activism. This analysis contributes to broader debates about knowledge production, institutional change, and the role of academia in social transformation.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2025.2467977

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