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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies
Showcasing the work of more than 200 women writers of African descent, this major international collection celebrates their contributions to literature and international culture.
Twenty-five years ago, Margaret Busby’s groundbreaking anthology Daughters Of Africa illuminated the “silent, forgotten, underrated voices of black women” (Washington Post). Published to international acclaim, it was hailed as “an extraordinary body of achievement… a vital document of lost history” (Sunday Times).
New Daughters Of Africa continues that mission for a new generation, bringing together a selection of overlooked artists of the past with fresh and vibrant voices that have emerged from across the globe in the past two decades, from Antigua to Zimbabwe with numerous South African contributors. Key figures join popular contemporaries in paying tribute to the heritage that unites them. Each of the pieces in this remarkable collection demonstrates an uplifting sense of sisterhood, honours the strong links that endure from generation to generation, and addresses the common obstacles women writers of colour face as they negotiate issues of race, gender and class, and confront vital matters of independence, freedom and oppression.
Custom, tradition, friendships, sisterhood, romance, sexuality, intersectional feminism, the politics of gender, race, and identity—all and more are explored in this glorious collection of work from over 200 writers. New Daughters Of Africa spans a wealth of genres—autobiography, memoir, oral history, letters, diaries, short stories, novels, poetry, drama, humour, politics, journalism, essays and speeches—to demonstrate the diversity and remarkable literary achievements of black women.
New Daughters Of Africa features a number of well-known South African contributors including Gabeba Baderoon, Nadia Davids, Diana Ferrus, Vangile Gantsho, Barbara Masekela, Lebogang Mashile and Sisonke Msimang.
This book explores traditional and contemporary concerns
surrounding gender and ethnicity in Chile through a textual
analysis of historical novels depicting seventeenth-century figure,
Catalina de los Rios y Lisperguer. Drawing on theories from the
Global North and South, it incorporates postcolonial perspectives
and decolonial feminist methodologies to expose patriarchal,
Eurocentric hierarchies constructed during the colonial era, which
remain in Chilean society today. Through close readings, the book
demonstrates that it is in the inconsistent and fluid depictions of
characters that identities are deconstructed and reconstructed in
ways that defy and transform social norms. This is the first
extended English-language study of this infamous historical figure,
who is more widely known as la Quintrala. It is also the first to
compare the literary portrayals by Mercedes Valdivieso and Gustavo
Frias. Looking beyond the infamy which usually shapes
interpretations of la Quintrala, the author presents these novels
as an embodiment of the anxieties surrounding hybridity in Chile,
where European heritage has traditionally overshadowed indigenous
concerns, and patriarchal norms dominate the construction of
gender. Written during a period of social and political upheaval in
Chile, it makes a timely contribution to existing works in social
and political science, popular culture and the ongoing discussions
of this iconic figure.
Challenging existing research and concepts, this Research Handbook
presents cutting-edge insights into diversity and corporate
governance. Going beyond the surface of diversity, global expert
contributors present diverse chapters offering a wide range of
perspectives on the use of theories and methodologies. Integrating
multi-disciplinary insights and decades of research and evidence
into a historical overview and multilevel framework of diversity
and corporate governance, this Research Handbook provides a deep
dive into gender, caste and ethnicity. Split into five thematic
parts, it provides a full focus on meaning, impact and reflection
to provide a much broader look at the topic and illustrates novel
theoretical dimensions such as dynamic capabilities and digital
expertise. This Handbook will be an excellent resource for scholars
researching topics including corporate governance, boards of
directors and diversity. The breadth of perspectives offered will
also be illuminating and informative for global policy makers and
business leaders.
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law,
expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be
accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of
the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject
areas. The intellectual origins of the area are explicated, and the
current state of the subfield outlined. Specific topics covered
include conflict over terminology, pedagogy, and content in the
field of economics, measurement of the unmeasured economy, the role
of caring labor in the economy, heteronormativity in economics,
feminist approaches to economic development, multiple approaches to
empiricism, modeling of intrahousehold relationships, consideration
of the role of property rights in reifying gender roles,
differential effects of international trade and finance by gender,
and feminist approaches to public finance and social welfare.
As the Cuban Revolution reaches its sixtieth anniversary,
contributors to this special issue explore the impact of the
revolution through the lens of sexuality and gender, providing a
social and cultural history that illuminates the Cuban-influenced
global New Left. Moving beyond assumptions about the revolutionary
left's hypermasculinity and homophobia, the issue takes a nuanced
approach to the Cuban Revolution's impact on gender and sexuality.
Contributors study Cuban internationalist campaigns, the
relationship between cultural diplomacy and mass media, and visual
images of revolution and solidarity. They follow the emergence and
negotiation of new gender ideals through the transgendering of
Che's "New Man," the Cuban travels of Angela Davis, calls for
sexual revolution in the Dutch Atlantic, and gender representations
during the 1964 "Campaign of Terror" in Chile. In doing so, the
authors provide fresh insight into Cuba's transnational legacy on
politics and culture during the Cold War and beyond. Contributors.
Lorraine Bayard de Volo, Marcelo Casals, Michelle Chase, Aviva
Chomsky, Isabella Cosse, Ximena Espeche, Robert Franco, Paula
Halperin, Lani Hanna, Elizabeth Quay Hutchison, Melina Pappademos,
Jennifer L. Lambe, Diosnara Ortega Gonzalez, Gregory Randall,
Margaret Randall, Chelsea Schields, Sarah Seidman, Emily Snyder,
Heidi Tinsman, Ailynn Torres Santana
The behind-the-scenes story of a four-year investigation into Andrew
Tate, exploring how a failed reality TV star turned accused organised
criminal managed to become one of the most famous influencers in the
world.
In 2022, Andrew Tate went from a little-known kickboxer and failed
reality TV star to a lifestyle icon for legions of men and boys, and a
figure that would define a new era of misogyny. Tate started the year
as a fringe internet celebrity, but by August he was the most googled
man in the world. In that same month, Matt Shea and Jamie Tahsin gained
access to his Bucharest compound and infamous War Room, making a
documentary that would result in the first women coming forward to
accuse him publicly of sexual and physical violence. Tate would end the
year in a Romanian jail, facing charges of human trafficking, rape and
being part of an organised crime group. But the investigations wouldn't
stop there.
Part Gonzo journalism, part masculinity rabbit hole, this book takes
you on Shea and Tahsin's journey to reveal the dark secrets of Andrew
Tate, the machine that brought him here, and the ideology he has
unleashed on a generation of young men.
This book introduces the reader to the exciting new field of plant
philosophy and takes it in a new direction to ask: what does it
mean to say that plants are sexed? Do 'male' and 'female' really
mean the same when applied to humans, trees, fungi and algae? Are
the zoological categories of sex really adequate for understanding
the - uniquely 'dibiontic' - life cycle of plants? Vegetal Sex
addresses these questions through a detailed analysis of major
moments in the history of plant sex, from Aristotle to the modern
day. Tracing the transformations in the analogy between animals and
plants that characterize this history, it shows how the analogy
still functions in contemporary botany and asks: what would a
non-zoocentric, plant-centred philosophy of vegetal sex be like? By
showing how philosophy and botany have been and still are
inextricably entwined, Vegetal Sex allows us to think vegetal being
and, perhaps, to recognize the vegetal in us all.
Exploring gender as a fundamental factor in the way that lives of
individuals, families and societies across Asia are organized, this
timely Handbook studies the importance of modernization and
globalization for understanding gender in Asia. It brings together
a wide range of scholarly perspectives on five critical areas in
the field: ageing and health; labour; migrations and mobilities;
gender at the margins, and the theory and practice of researching
in Asia. Identifying gaps in current research, and using both
qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the topic, this
volume demonstrates the difference a gendered perspective makes in
providing a better understanding of these issues in Asia. Using
empirical case studies, contributors highlight the challenges and
changes to cultured traditions and practices that surround gendered
norms surrounding the societal roles of men and women in Asia. The
volume offers fresh, nuanced insights to socio-political currents
in Asian countries. This far-reaching collection will be an
essential read for scholars in the social sciences interested in
gender issues in Asia, human geography, sociology, anthropology,
development studies, gender politics; and for NGOs and
policy-makers. Contributors include: A.L. Abeyasekera, A. Adenwala,
A. Arslan, C. Caron, L.-H.N. Chiang, A. Datta, M. De Silva, E.L.-E.
Ho, E.S. Ho, S. Huang, H. Igarashi, R. Ito, J. Knodel, K. Kusakabe,
H. Lee, M. Morikawa, P. Raghuram, S. Ramnarain, K.N. Ruwanpura, S.
Shroff, B.C. Somaiah, G. Sondhi, P. Statham, W.-m. Tang, B.
Teerawichitchainan, M. Thompson, S. Turner, L. Wilks, Y. Yang, S.
Yea, C. Zuberec
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