A Decolonial Feminism

by Françoise Vergès, Ashley J. Bohrer (Translator)

Overview

***Winner of an English PEN Award 2021***

'A vibrant and compelling framework for feminism in our times' - Judith Butler

For too long feminism has been co-opted by the forces they seek to dismantle. In this powerful manifesto, Francoise Verges argues that feminists should no longer be accomplices of capitalism, racism, colonialism and imperialism: it is time to fight the system that created the boss, built the prisons and polices women’s bodies.

A Decolonial Feminism grapples with the central issues in feminist debates today: from Eurocentrism and whiteness, to power, inclusion and exclusion. Delving into feminist and anti-racist histories, Verges also assesses contemporary activism, movements and struggles, including #MeToo and the Women's Strike.

Centring anticolonialism and anti-racism within an intersectional Marxist feminism, the book puts forward an urgent demand to free ourselves from the capitalist, imperialist forces that oppress us.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786806420
Publisher:	Pluto Press
Publication date:	04/20/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	668 KB
Language:	French

About the Author

Françoise Vergès is an activist and public educator. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and is the author of many books including A Decolonial Feminism and Wombs of Women.

Ashley J. Bohrer is Assistant Professor of Gender and Peace Studies at the Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame. She is the author of Marxism and Intersectionality: Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality under Contemporary Capitalism (transcript, 2019).

Table of Contents

Preface
Translator’s Introduction
Introduction: Invisible, They “Open the City”
1. Taking Sides: Decolonial Feminism
2. The Evolution towards Twenty-First Century - Civilizational Feminism
Notes
Index