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

"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Rodriguez, Cheryl Rene, 1952-, Tsikata, Dzodzi, Adomako Ampofo, Akosua
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.