Scratching the Surface : Canadian Anti-Racist Feminist Thought

ISBN 10: 0889612307 / ISBN 13: 9780889612303

Published by Canadian Scholars, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scratching the Surface : Canadian Anti-Racist Feminist Thought
• Publisher: Canadian Scholars
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889612307
• ISBN 13: 9780889612303
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.036 pounds

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Synopsis

Scratching the Surface brings together 14 anti-racist feminists who examine ways in which race and gender interact to shape the lives of women of colour in Canada. This collection of articles covers a broad range of topics such as the impact of colonialism and its associated discourses on First Nations and other groups of colonized women; racism in the Canadian labour movement; the impact of globalization on women of colour; the ways in which the institution of the nuclear family shapes racism; sexism in communities of colour; and the ways in which the women's movement can create an anti-racist praxis. The book not only provides exciting new insights into how women of colour experience Canadian society, but also provides instructors with a textbook that integrates anti-racist and feminist approaches.

About the Author

Enakshi Dua is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Queen’s University. She works on race, class, and gender as well as Third World development. She is currently working on a research project that explores the discursive construction of the category "South Asian" women in the Canadian context. Her critical articles on South Asian women in Canada have appeared in Canadian Woman Studies and Resources for Feminist Research, as well as in edited anthologies. She has been active in the anti-racist feminist movement in Toronto and Kingston.

Angela Robertson is the Executive Director of Sistering, a center for homeless and marginalized women in Toronto. She has been active in the anti-racist feminist movement in Toronto for more than ten years. She has worked as Co-managing Editor of Women’s Press and was a member of the Black Women’s Collective