Overview

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.

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Author:   Cheryl R. Rodriguez ,  Dzodzi Tsikata ,  Akosua Adomako Ampofo ,  Nana Akua Anyidoho
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   0.526kg
ISBN:  

9781498507189

ISBN 10:   1498507182
Pages:   378
Publication Date:   29 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of 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, Manoucheka Celeste Chapter 9: Contemporary Black Photographic Practice in Miami, Florida: Noelle Théard and Donnalyn Anthony, Lara Stein Pardo Part 3. Transcending Borders: Survival, Resistance and Making A Living Chapter 10: Like Your Own Child? Employers’ Perspectives and Domestic Work Relations in Ghana, Dzodzi Tsikata Chapter 11: Young Women and Survival in Post-War: Experiences of Secondary School Girls in Uganda, J.Lynn McBrien, Jan Stewart and Betty Akullu Ezati Chapter 12: Borders within Borders: Haitian Migrant Women, Dominican Pepeceras, and the Power Geographies of Transnational Markets, Jennifer L. Shoaff Chapter 13: “You Have to Move!” Feminist Ethnography and Narratives of Displacement, Cheryl Rodriguez Chapter 14: Uneven Integration among African Immigrant Women in France, Loretta E. Bass Chapter 15: “How can I come to work on Saturdays when I have my family?” Ghanaian Women and Bank Work in a Neoliberal Era, Nana Akua Anyidoho and Akosua Adomako Ampofo

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This edited collection is the embodiment of 'feminism without borders' at its finest, as it explores commonalities and divergences in the lives of women of African descent, from Africa to the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe. This exciting book breaks new ground in reconceptualizing feminism in ways that go beyond Western and US Black feminist thought. It contributes to the diversity of global feminisms by articulating and theorizing new understandings of feminism based on the lived experiences and struggles of women in Africa and the African diaspora. -- Aili Mari Tripp, Professor of Political Science and Gender & Women's Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison This timely collection of essays brings an impressive array of transatlantic feminist voices into a shared conversation. The volume reflects and emerges from an exemplary ethic of inclusion that provides ample space for the differently-situated perspectives of Africans, African descendants, and kindred-thinking allies. The analytical and substantive issues they address are imperative for building the sociopolitical solidarity and epistemic cross-fertilization needed to advance the production and application of feminist knowledge. -- Faye V. Harrison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Transatlantic Feminisms: Women and Gender Studies in Africa and the Diaspora is clear evidence of the development and maturation of Black feminist thought on Africa and the African diaspora since the 1980s. Comprehensive in scope, it is a transnational and interdisciplinary journey of scholarly insights grounded in rigorous ethnographic methods, astute socioeconomic and political analysis, community engagement, literary interpretations, and historical reflections. Each author's burning concern and commitment to telling authentic global narratives of Black women undergird their contribution. -- Irma McClaurin, McClaurin Solutions

This edited collection is the embodiment of `feminism without borders' at its finest, as it explores commonalities and divergences in the lives of women of African descent, from Africa to the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe. This exciting book breaks new ground in reconceptualizing feminism in ways that go beyond Western and US Black feminist thought. It contributes to the diversity of global feminisms by articulating and theorizing new understandings of feminism based on the lived experiences and struggles of women in Africa and the African diaspora. -- Aili Mari Tripp, Professor of Political Science and Gender & Women's Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison This timely collection of essays brings an impressive array of transatlantic feminist voices into a shared conversation. The volume reflects and emerges from an exemplary ethic of inclusion that provides ample space for the differently-situated perspectives of Africans, African descendants, and kindred-thinking allies. The analytical and substantive issues they address are imperative for building the sociopolitical solidarity and epistemic cross-fertilization needed to advance the production and application of feminist knowledge. -- Faye V. Harrison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Transatlantic Feminisms: Women and Gender Studies in Africa and the Diaspora is clear evidence of the development and maturation of Black feminist thought on Africa and the African diaspora since the 1980s. Comprehensive in scope, it is a transnational and interdisciplinary journey of scholarly insights grounded in rigorous ethnographic methods, astute socioeconomic and political analysis, community engagement, literary interpretations, and historical reflections. Each author's burning concern and commitment to telling authentic global narratives of Black women undergird their contribution. -- Irma McClaurin, McClaurin Solutions

Author Information

Cheryl Rodriguez is chair of the Department of Africana Studies and director of the Institute on Black Life at the University of South Florida. Dzodzi Tsikata is associate professor at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana. Akosua Adomako Ampofo is professor of African and gender studies and director of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana.

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