Full Description
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.
Contents
Part 1. Feminist Politics and the Politics of "Black" Feminisms
Chapter 1: Feminist Organizing, Electoral Representation and Transformation in Africa, Lyn Ossome
Chapter 2: This Bridge Called the Internet: Black Lesbian Feminist Activism in Santo Domingo, Rachel Afi Quinn
Chapter 3: Fighting Shirley Chisholm: Discourses of Race and Gender in U.S. Politics, Yveline Alexis
Chapter 4: Academics and Praxis: Caribbean Feminisms, Lynn Bolles
Chapter 5: Experiences in Transformative Feminist Movement Building at the Grassroots Level in Tanzania, Marjorie Mbilinyi and Gloria Shechambo
Part 2. Women and the Multi-layered Textures of Representation
Chapter 6: Mucamas and Mulatas: Black Brazilian Feminisms, Representations, and Ethnography Erica L. Williams
Chapter 7: Feminists Perspectives in Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi and Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta, Rose A. Sackeyfio,
Chapter 8: Black Women and U.S. Pop Culture in the Postidentity Era: The Case of Beyoncé Knowles, Ma
