Maylei Blackwell

Maylei Blackwell is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), jointly appointed in the César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o Studies and the Women’s Studies Department. She is affiliated with the American Indian Studies and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies programs. Her scholarship bridges U.S. and Mexican feminist movements, emphasizing intersections of race, indigeneity, class, sexuality, and citizenship.

• PhD, History of Consciousness (Women’s Studies), UC Santa Cruz (2000)
• MA, History of Consciousness, UC Santa Cruz (1996)
• BA, History and Interdisciplinary Studies of Race and Gender, CSU Long Beach (1993)

Blackwell’s research focuses on women of color feminism, transnational organizing, and indigenous women’s movements in Latin America. She employs collaborative and oral history methodologies to analyze grassroots activism, migrant organizing, and queer of color genealogies. Her work has been translated into Portuguese and Spanish, reflecting its transnational impact.

Her publications include the 2011 monograph ¡Chicana Power! and articles spanning topics such as cultural citizenship, feminist historiography, and cross-border activism. Key works examine Chicana print culture (2003), transnational feminist practices (2002), and grassroots transnationalism among farm worker women (2006).