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020			_a9781498507189
050			_aHQ1787.T73 2015
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245		0	_aTransatlantic Feminisms _b: Women and Gender Studies in Africa and the Diaspora _c/ Edited by: Cheryl R. Rodriguez, Dzodzi Tsikata and Akosua Adomako Ampofo
260			_bLexington Books; _c2015
300			_a378p; _c23x15cm
520			_aTransatlantic 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.
546			_aEnglish
648			_a21st century
650			_aHQ1101-2030.7 Women. Feminism _91825
651			_aTransatlantic. _91826
700			_aAmpofo, Akosua Adomako _91827
700			_aRodriguez, Cheryl R. _91828
700			_aTsikata, Dzodzi _91829
942			_cBK
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