A Decolonial Feminism

Author(s): Verges, Francoise,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 20/04/2021,
Pagination: 128 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Pluto Press,
Published By: PLUTO PRESS ,
Book Classification: Feminism & feminist theory,
Dimensions: 196 x 169 x 12
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9780745341125

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***Winner of an English PEN Award 2021***'A vibrant and compelling framework for feminism in our times' - Judith ButlerFor 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.