Reconstructing Womanhood, Reconstructing Feminism - Writings on Black Women (Hardcover)

By examining concepts of womanhood and feminism within the context of "race" and ethnicity, this work challenges contemporary feminist theory, highlighting the ways in which constructions of womanhood have traditionally excluded black women's experience and proposing a rconsideration 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. Representing a variety of backgrounds including sociology, literary criticism, history and cultural theory, the contributors make new information accessible, add fresh nuances to well-explored aresa, 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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1995
First published:	1996
Editors:	Delia Jarrett Macauley
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-11648-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	0-415-11648-1
Barcode:	9780415116480

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