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Addressing central questions in the debate about Foucault's
usefulness for politics, including his rejection of universal
norms, his conception of power and power-knowledge, his seemingly
contradictory position on subjectivity and his resistance to using
identity as a political category, McLaren argues that Foucault
employs a conception of embodied subjectivity that is well-suited
for feminism. She applies Foucault's notion of practices of the
self to contemporary feminist practices, such as
consciousness-raising and autobiography, and concludes that the
connection between self-transformation and social transformation
that Foucault theorizes as the connection between subjectivity and
institutional and social norms is crucial for contemporary feminist
theory and politics.
What does it mean to decolonize transnational feminist theory in
the context of globalization? As a project concerned with multiple
power structures, feminist theory must address the historical
legacies of colonialism, postcolonialism, and more recently,
decoloniality. This book offers essays organized around a coherent
set of research questions about how to conceptualize an inclusive
feminist politics. This has been, and continues to be, a central
project in feminist theory, particularly in light of neoliberal
globalization. International and interdisciplinary in scope, this
book introduces the key issues in, and addresses the most
significant challenges for, contemporary transnational feminist
politics. In the context of rapid globalization, it explores the
theoretical frameworks for thinking through significant concepts in
feminist theory and activism: rights, citizenship and immigration,
feminist solidarity, decolonizing methodologies and practices, and
freedom. From diverse socio-political locations and multiple and
interdisciplinary perspectives authors propose new ways of thinking
about feminist knowledges, methodologies, and practices. Ideal for
students and scholars in Gender and Globalization, Transnational
Feminism and Feminist Theory more broadly, the volume contributes
to the ongoing project of advocating a decolonizing feminist
approach to pressing social issues.
What does it mean to decolonize transnational feminist theory in
the context of globalization? As a project concerned with multiple
power structures, feminist theory must address the historical
legacies of colonialism, postcolonialism, and more recently,
decoloniality. This book offers essays organized around a coherent
set of research questions about how to conceptualize an inclusive
feminist politics. This has been, and continues to be, a central
project in feminist theory, particularly in light of neoliberal
globalization. International and interdisciplinary in scope, this
book introduces the key issues in, and addresses the most
significant challenges for, contemporary transnational feminist
politics. In the context of rapid globalization, it explores the
theoretical frameworks for thinking through significant concepts in
feminist theory and activism: rights, citizenship and immigration,
feminist solidarity, decolonizing methodologies and practices, and
freedom. From diverse socio-political locations and multiple and
interdisciplinary perspectives authors propose new ways of thinking
about feminist knowledges, methodologies, and practices. Ideal for
students and scholars in Gender and Globalization, Transnational
Feminism and Feminist Theory more broadly, the volume contributes
to the ongoing project of advocating a decolonizing feminist
approach to pressing social issues.
A wide range of issues besieges women globally, including economic
exploitation, sexist oppression, racial, ethnic, and caste
oppression, and cultural imperialism. This book builds a feminist
social justice framework from practices of women's activism in
India to understand and work to overcome these injustices. The
feminist social justice framework provides an alternative to
mainstream philosophical frameworks that promote global gender
justice: for example, universal human rights, economic projects
such as microfinance, and cosmopolitanism. McLaren demonstrates
that these frameworks are bound by a commitment to individualism
and an abstract sense of universalism that belies their root
neo-liberalism. Arguing that these frameworks emphasize
individualism over interdependence, similarity over diversity, and
individual success over collective capacity, McLaren draws on the
work of Rabindranath Tagore to develop the concept of relational
cosmopolitanism. Relational cosmopolitanism prioritizes our
connections while, crucially, acknowledging the reality of power
differences. Extending Iris Young's theory of political
responsibility, McLaren shows how Fair Trade connects to the
economic solidarity movement. The Self-Employed Women's Association
and MarketPlace India empower women through access to livelihoods
as well as fostering leadership capabilities that allow them to
challenge structural injustice through political and social
activism. Their struggles to resist economic exploitation and
gender oppression through collective action show the vital
importance of challenging individualist approaches to achieving
gender justice. The book is a rallying call for a shift in our
thinking and practice towards re-imagining the possibilities for
justice from a relational framework, from independence to
interdependence, from identity to intersectionality, and from
interest to socio-political imagination.
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