maría lugones (january 26, 1944 – july 14, 2020) was an argentine feminist philosopher and activist. she was a professor of comparative literature and of women's studies at binghamton university in new york state. she was known for her theory on decolonial feminism and for developing the concept of the "coloniality of gender". she also wrote "pilgrimage/peregrinajes: theorizing coalition against multiple oppressions" (2003).