{"product_id":"transatlantic-feminisms-9781498507189","title":"Transatlantic Feminisms","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTransatlantic 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 le\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 \u0026amp; Women’s Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison\u003cbr\u003eThis 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\u003cbr\u003eTransatlantic 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 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","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040632996183,"sku":"9781498507189","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498507189.jpg?v=1750947334","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/transatlantic-feminisms-9781498507189","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}