Colonize This!
Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism
$34.99
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2019
Summary
It has been decades since women of color first turned feminism upside down, exposing the feminist movement as exclusive, white, and unaware of the concerns and issues of women of color from around the globe. Since then, key social movements have risen, including Black Lives Matter, transgender rights, and the activism of young undocumented students. Social media has also changed how feminism reaches young women of color, generating connections in all corners of the country. And yet we remain …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781580057769 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1580057764 |
| Author: | Bushra Rehman, Daisy Hernández |
| Publisher: | Seal Press |
| Imprint: | Seal Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 450g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 150mm x 228mm |
| Series: | Live Girls |
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Critics Review
“These young women pick up where foremothers Audre Lorde and Gloria Anzald
“These contemporary ‘sistah outsiders’ don’t shy away from sticky issues when addressing the complexities of their lives. Refusing to simplify in order to fit into someone’s mold, these women dare you to dismiss them.”–Bust
“These women express a more radical, racialized feminism that broadens the movement beyond its early incarnation.”–Booklist
“This is one of those books which should be required reading for every young sister out there.”–Asian Weed
One of “13 books Every Mujerista and Womanist Should Read”–Vibe
One of “18 Books Every White Ally Should Read”–Bustle
One of “19 Books on Intersectionality that Taylor Swift Should Read”–BuzzFeed
One of the “100 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time”–MS.
Bushra Rehman
Bushra Rehman’s novel Corona was included in Poets & Writers Best Debut Fiction list and featured in the LA Review of Books. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Color Lines, Poets and Writers, The Feminist Wire, and more. Daisy Hern?ndez is the author of A Cup of Water Under My Bed and the former editor of ColorLines. She has written for The Atlantic, The New York Times, and NPR’s All Things Considered. She teaches creative writing at Miami University in Ohio.
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