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Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption

byRafia Zakaria, Matilde Pérez, Esther Mayoko Ortega Arjonilla

Who is this book for? Readers interested in feminist theory, social justice, and intersectionality.

Topics IdentityPowerJustice
MoodThought-Provoking, Reflective
Female protagonist
Elite white women have branded feminism, promising an apolitical individual empowerment along with sexual liberation and satisfaction, LGBTQ inclusion, and racial solidarity. As Rafia Zakaria expertly argues, those promises have been proven empty and white feminists have leant on their racial privilege and sense of cultural superiority. Drawing on her own experiences as an American Muslim woman, as well as an attorney working on behalf of immigrant women, Zakaria champions a reconstruction of feminism that forges true solidarity by bringing Black and brown voices and goals to the fore. Ranging from the savior complex of British feminist imperialists to the condescension of the white feminist-led "development industrial complex" and the conflation of sexual liberation as the "sum total of empowerment," Zakaria presents an eye-opening indictment of how whiteness has contributed to a feminist movement that solely serves the interests of upper middle-class white women.

Language

en

Published on

17/08/2021

Pages

256

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

9781324006619

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