A feminist theory of violence : a decolonial perspective /

A feminist theory of violence : a decolonial perspective /

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Author / Creator:	Vergès, Françoise, 1952- author.
Uniform title:	Théorie féministe de la violence. English
Imprint:	London : Pluto Press, 2022. ©2022
Description:	viii, 146 pages ; 20 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Women -- Violence against -- Prevention. Sex discrimination against women -- Prevention. Sex discrimination against women -- Government policy. Anti-racism -- Government policy. Discrimination -- Prevention. Violence -- Social aspects. Male domination (Social structure)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12718873
Related Items:	Translation of: Théorie féministe de la violence.

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Other authors / contributors:	Thackway, Melissa, translator.
ISBN:	0745345689 9780745345680
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English, translated from French.
Summary:	"Mainstream feminist conversations about violence are a repertoire of victimization: harassment, rape, abuse, femicide. These words suggest a cruel reality. But they also hide another reality: that racial capitalism, imperialism and colonial occupation inevitably produce gendered violence with the complicity of the state. In A Feminist Theory of Violence, Françoise Vergès denounces the carceral turn that increasingly calls for protection by the state and the police. By focusing on 'violent men', we fail to question the sources of their violence. There is no doubt as to the underlying causes: racial capitalism, ultra-conservative populism, the crushing of the Global South by wars and imperialist looting, the exile of millions and the proliferation of prisons--these all put masculinity in the service of a policy of death. Against the spirit of the times, Vergès refuses the punitive obsession of the state in favor of restorative justice."--Page 4 of cover.

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Summary:	'A robust, decolonial challenge to carceral feminism' - Angela Y. Davis<br> <br> <br> <br> *Winner of an English PEN Award 2022*<br> <br> <br> <br> The mainstream conversation surrounding gender equality is a repertoire of violence: harassment, rape, abuse, femicide. These words suggest a cruel reality. But they also hide another reality: that of gendered violence committed with the complicity of the State.<br> <br> <br> <br> In this book, Françoise Vergès denounces the carceral turn in the fight against sexism. By focusing on 'violent men', we fail to question the sources of their violence. There is no doubt as to the underlying causes: racial capitalism, ultra-conservative populism, the crushing of the Global South by wars and imperialist looting, the exile of millions and the proliferation of prisons - these all put masculinity in the service of a policy of death.<br> <br> <br> <br> Against the spirit of the times, Françoise Vergès refuses the punitive obsession of the State in favour of restorative justice.
Physical Description:	viii, 146 pages ; 20 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0745345689 9780745345680