Transatlantic feminisms : women and gender studies in Africa and the diaspora /

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Imprint:	Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]
Description:	1 online resource (xxxii, 327 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Feminism -- Africa. Women -- Africa -- Social conditions. Feminism. Women -- Social conditions. Africa.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11406017

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Other authors / contributors:	Rodriguez, Cheryl Rene, 1952- Tsikata, Dzodzi. Adomako Ampofo, Akosua.
ISBN:	9781498507172 1498507174 9781498507165 9781498507172 1498507166
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
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"--Provided by publisher
Other form:	Print version: Transatlantic feminisms Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015] 9781498507165 (cloth : alk. paper)

Table of Contents:

Introduction
I: Feminist Politics and the Politics of "Black" Feminisms
Chapter One: Feminist Organizing, Electoral Representation, and Transformation in Africa
Chapter Two: This Bridge Called the Internet
Chapter Three: Fighting Shirley Chisholm
Chapter Four: Academics and Praxis
Chapter Five: Experiences in Transformative Feminist Movement Building at the Grassroots Level in Tanzania
II: Women and the Multi-Layered Textures of Representation
Chapter Six: Mucamas and Mulatas
Chapter Seven: Feminist Perspectives in Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta
Chapter Eight: Black Women and U.S. Pop Culture in the Post-Identity Era
Chapter Nine: Contemporary Black Photographic Practice in Miami, Florida
III: Transcending Borders: Survival, Resistance, and Making a Living
Chapter Ten: Like Your Own Child?
Chapter Eleven: Young Women and Survival in Post-War Uganda
Chapter Twelve: Borders within Borders
Chapter Thirteen: "You Have to Move!"
Chapter Fourteen: Uneven Integration among African Immigrant Women in France
Chapter Fifteen: "How Can I Come to Work on Saturdays When I Have a Family?"
Index
About the Editors and Contributors.

Transatlantic feminisms : women and gender studies in Africa and the diaspora /

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