ISBN: 9780415116480

By examining concepts of womanhood and feminism within the context of "race" and ethnicity, "Reconstructing Womanhood, Reconstructing Feminism" challenges contemporary… Meer...

By examining concepts of womanhood and feminism within the context of "race" and ethnicity, "Reconstructing Womanhood, Reconstructing Feminism" challenges contemporary feminists theory, highlighting the ways in which constructions of womanhood have traditionally excluded black women's experience and proposes a reconsideration of terms such as "feminist." Most of the contributors are women living in Britain whose research subjects and methods are shaped by the specifics of the Black British experience and context. They make new information accessible, re-examine old ideologies and uncover previously concealed ones. This anthology brings together various ideas about "difference" and identity. It covers social and cultural issues ranging from the position of black women in the church to representation in films. Some of the chapters look at the writings of one novelist; others have a wider scope and tackle broad subjects such as Feminism and African women. Reconstructing Womanhood, Reconstructing Feminism: Writings on Black Women Jarrett-Macaule / Jarrett-Macauley, Delia, Routledge<

ISBN: 9780415116480

By examining concepts of womanhood and feminism within the context of "race" and ethnicity, "Reconstructing Womanhood, Reconstructing Feminism" challenges contemporary feminists theory, h… Meer...

By examining concepts of womanhood and feminism within the context of "race" and ethnicity, "Reconstructing Womanhood, Reconstructing Feminism" challenges contemporary feminists theory, highlighting the ways in which constructions of womanhood have traditionally excluded black women's experience and proposes a reconsideration of terms such as "feminist." Most of the contributors are women living in Britain whose research subjects and methods are shaped by the specifics of the Black British experience and context. They make new information accessible, re-examine old ideologies and uncover previously concealed ones. This anthology brings together various ideas about "difference" and identity. It covers social and cultural issues ranging from the position of black women in the church to representation in films. Some of the chapters look at the writings of one novelist; others have a wider scope and tackle broad subjects such as Feminism and African women. Media > Book, [PU: Routledge]<