Theorizing Empowerment (Paperback)

Notisha Massaquoi

ISBN 10: 0978223349 / ISBN 13: 9780978223342

Published by Inanna Publications and Education Inc., Toronto, 2017

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Paperback. Theorizing Empowerment: Canadian Perspectives on Black Feminist Thought is a collection of articles by Black Canadian feminists centralizing the ways in which Black femininity and Black women's experiences are integral to understanding political and social frameworks in Canada. What does Black feminist thought mean to Black Canadian feminists in the Diaspora? What does it means to have a feminist practice which speaks to Black women in Canada? In exploring this question, this anthology collects new ideas and thoughts on the place of Black women's politics in Canada, combining the work of new/upcoming and established names in Black Canadian feminist studies. Cultural Writing. Women's Studies. African American Studies. Edited by Notisha Massaquoi and Njoki Nathani Wane. THEORIZING EMPOWERMENT: CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES ON BLACK FEMINIST THOUGHT is a collection of essays by Black Canadian feminists centralizing the ways in which Black femininity and Black women's experiences are integral to understanding political and social frameworks in Canada. What does Black feminist thought mean to Black Canadian feminists in the Diaspora? What does it means to have a feminist practice which speaks to Black women in Canada? In exploring this question, this anthology collects new ideas and thoughts on the place of Black women's politics in Canada, combining the work of new/upcoming and established names in Black Canadian feminist studies. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Theorizing Empowerment (Paperback)
• Publisher: Inanna Publications and Education Inc., Toronto
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0978223349
• ISBN 13: 9780978223342
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Theorizing Empowerment: Canadian Perspectives on Black Feminist Thought is a collection of articles by Black Canadian feminists centralizing the ways in which Black femininity and Black women's experiences are integral to understanding political and social frameworks in Canada. What does Black feminist thought mean to Black Canadian feminists in the Diaspora? What does it means to have a feminist practice which speaks to Black women in Canada? In exploring this question, this anthology collects new ideas and thoughts on the place of Black women's politics in Canada, combining the work of new/upcoming and established names in Black Canadian feminist studies.

About the Author

Notisha Massaquoi is the Executive Director for Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre for Black Women and Women of Colour. Njoki Nathani Wane has published widely in the areas of Black Canadian feminisms; women and spirituality; African women and Indigenous knowledge production. Her latest publications include Claiming, Writing, Storing, Sharing African Indigenous Knowledge (2005) and a co-edited book: Back to the Drawing Board: African Canadian Feminisms (Sumach Press).