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Transatlantic Feminisms
Women and Gender Studies in Africa and the Diaspora
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2015
Summary
Transatlantic Feminisms is an interdisciplinary collection of original feminist research on women’s lives in Africa and the African diaspora. Demonstrating the power and value of transcontinental connections and exchanges between feminist thinkers, this unique collection of fifteen essays addresses the need for global perspectives on gender, ethnicity, race and class. Examining diverse topics and questions in contemporary feminist research, the authors describe and analyze women’s lives in a host of vibrant, compelling locations. There are essays exploring women’s political activism in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Santo Domingo, Jamaica and Tanzania. Other essays explore representation and creativity in Brazil, Nigeria, and Miami. While one essay examines African women as conflicted immigrants in France, another recounts the experiences of Haitian women trying to survive in the Dominican Republic. Core themes of the book include the evolution of black feminism; black feminist political leadership; the politics of identity and representation; and struggles for agency and survival. These themes are interwoven throughout the volume and illuminate different geographic and cultural experiences, yet very similar oppressive forces and forms of resistance.
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Copyright year
2015
ISBN-Print
978-1-4985-0716-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-4985-0717-2
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
327
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
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Contents No access
Introduction No access
Chapter One: Feminist Organizing, Electoral Representation, and Transformation in Africa No access
Chapter Two: This Bridge Called the Internet No access
Chapter Three: Fighting Shirley Chisholm No access
Chapter Four: Academics and Praxis No access
Chapter Five: Experiences in Transformative Feminist Movement Building at the Grassroots Level in Tanzania No access
Chapter Six: Mucamas and Mulatas No access
Chapter Seven: Feminist Perspectives in Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta No access
Chapter Eight: Black Women and U.S. Pop Culture in the Post-Identity Era No access
Chapter Nine: Contemporary Black Photographic Practice in Miami, Florida No access
Chapter Ten: Like Your Own Child? No access
Chapter Eleven: Young Women and Survival in Post-War Uganda No access
Chapter Twelve: Borders within Borders No access
Chapter Thirteen: “You Have to Move!” No access
Chapter Fourteen: Uneven Integration among African Immigrant Women in France No access
Chapter Fifteen: “How Can I Come to Work on Saturdays When I Have a Family?” No access
Index No access Pages 319 - 322
About the Editors and Contributors No access Pages 323 - 327
