Transatlantic feminisms : women and gender studies in Africa and the diaspora / edited by Cheryl R. Rodriguez, Dzodzi Tsikata, and Akosua Adomako Ampofo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rodriguez, Cheryl Rene, 1952- editor.

Tsikata, Dzodzi, editor.

Adomako Ampofo, Akosua, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Africa.

Feminism.

Africa.

Women--Africa--Social conditions.

Women.

Social conditions.

Women--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 327 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [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. These themes are interwoven throughout the volume and illuminate different geographic and cultural experiences, yet very similar oppressive forces and forms of resistance. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Feminist Politics and the Politics of "Black" Feminisms

1 Feminist Organizing, Electoral Representation, and Transformation in Africa / Lyn Ossome Ossome, Lyn 3

2 This Bridge Called the Internet: Black Lesbian Feminist Activism in Santo Domingo / Rachel Afi Quinn Quinn, Rachel Afi 25

3 Fighting Shirley Chisholm: Discourses of Race and Gender in U.S. Politics / Yveline Alexis Alexis, Yveline 45

4 Academics and Praxis: Caribbean Feminisms / A. Lynn Bolles Bolles, A. Lynn 63

5 Experiences in Transformative Feminist Movement Building at the Grassroots Level in Tanzania / Marjorie Mbilinyi Mbilinyi, Marjorie, Gloria Shechambo Shechambo, Gloria 79

II Women and the Multi-Layered Textures of Representation

6 Mucamas and Mulatas: Black Brazilian Feminisms, Representations, and Ethnography / Erica L. Williams Williams, Erica L. 103

7 Feminist Perspectives in Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta / Rose A. Sackeyfio Sackeyfio, Rose A. 123

8 Black Women and U.S. Pop Culture in the Post-Identity Era: The Case of Beyonce Knowles / Manoucheka Celeste Celeste, Manoucheka 137

9 Contemporary Black Photographic Practice in Miami, Florida: Noelle Théard and Donnalyn Anthony / Lara Stein Pardo Pardo, Lara Stein 159

III Transcending Borders: Survival, Resistance, and Making a Living

10 Like Your Own Child?: Employers' Perspectives and Domestic Work Relations in Ghana / Dzodzi Tsikata Tsikata, Dzodzi 189

11 Young Women and Survival in Post-War Uganda: Experiences of Secondary School Girls / Jody Lynn McBrien McBrien, Jody Lynn, Betty Akullu Ezati Ezati, Betty Akullu, Jan Stewart Stewart, Jan 213

12 Borders within Borders: Haitian Migrant Women, Dominican Pepeceras, and the Power Geographies of Transnational Markets / Jennifer L. Shoaff Shoaff, Jennifer L. 235

13 "You Have to Move!": Feminist Ethnography and Narratives of Displacement / Cheryl R. Rodriguez Rodriguez, Cheryl R. 257

14 Uneven Integration among African Immigrant Women in France / Loretta E. Bass Bass, Loretta E. 275

15 "How Can I Come to Work on Saturdays When I Have a Family?": Ghanaian Women and Bank Work in a Neoliberal Era / Nana Akua Anyidoho Anyidoho, Nana Akua, Akosua Adomako Ampofo Ampofo, Akosua Adomako 297.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781498507165

1498507166

OCLC:

896861374

Publisher Number:

40024773950