Feminism and Antiracism: International Struggles for Justice - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814798551 ISBN 13: 9780814798553

Publisher: NYU Press, 2001

Synopsis

Feminism and Antiracism This anthology seeks to bridge the gaps between feminist and anti racist theories and practices. The essays deal with racial and gender inequality around the globe, tackling such issues as political and environmental racism, imprisonment, sexual exploitation and economic inequality. Full description

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Review:

"Given all the talk about globalization as the engine of homogenization, it is a relief to find in these collected essays an encyclopedia of antiracist and feminist strategies for social movement today. Rarely does the local emerge as so textured in a context that emphasizes the complexity to the global itself."

-Robyn Wiegman,Margaret Taylor Smith Director of Women's Studies, Duke University

"This valuable anthology expands out understanding of feminism, anti-racism―and by extension racism itself―through richly interdisciplinary, cross cultural accounts of diverse forms of activism. The authors provide moving testimony to the importance of linking feminist and anti-racist struggles and the complexities involved in doing so."

-Amrita Basu,Professor of Political Science and Women's and Gender Studies, Amherst College

"Twine and Blee break new ground with case studies of international, feminist, and antiracist struggles."

-Feminist Collections

”The editors have done an admirable job of drawing together works of diversely positioned authors, each of whom approach the topic of feminism and antiracism from their own unique personal and disciplinary standpoint.”

-Anne Wagner,Dept of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto

"Although much contemporary feminist scholarship stresses the way gender dynamics intersect with those of race and class, it is often difficult to link those abstractions to concrete struggles. In this remarkable collection, authors from different locations, different disciplines, and different visions write about such efforts with an honesty that is always refreshing, sometimes painful. Whether describing successes in Indian slums, conflicts in California, or campaigns in France, the articles in this collection offer important insights into strategic possibilities―and pitfalls―for progressive feminist organizing."

-Gay Seidman,Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Synopsis:

This anthology seeks to bridge the gaps between feminist and anti racist theories and practices. The essays deal with racial and gender inequality around the globe, tackling such issues as political and environmental racism, imprisonment, sexual exploitation and economic inequality. A collection of international scholars and activists answer the questions - how does gender and region/nation play a defining role in how feminists engage in antiracist practices? How has the restructuring in the world economy affected antiracist organizing?

About this edition

• Publisher: NYU Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0814798551
• ISBN 13: 9780814798553
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 414
• Editor: Twine France Winddance, Blee Kathleen M.