Reimagining Reflexivity as an Embodied Practice

In this essay, we examine reflexivity within communication studies, addressing the racial disparities and epistemological exclusions). The dominance of white scholarship in academic journals has constrained theoretical, methodological, and pedagogical innovation, perpetuating narrow perspectives that limit the transformative potential of the field. We build on the concept of reflexivity by introducing an embodied dimension that centers power, social dynamics, and culture as critical components of intercultural communication. Drawing from Chicana/Latina feminist theories, we theorize reflexivity as an embodied praxis that incorporates lived experiences and cultural knowledge to illuminate inequitable power structures.