White Tears Brown Scars - How White Feminism Betrays Women of Colour

Zusatztext What really makes this book excellent is that its focus is on the experience of women of colour...This is a curtain rising on the masses of women of colour who have individually suffered from the same system yet never before been told that their experience is universal, systemised, and wrong. Informationen zum Autor Ruby Hamad is a journalist, author, and academic. Her Guardian article "How White Women Use Strategic Tears to Silence Women of Colour" became a global flashpoint for discussions of white feminism and racism. She splits her time between Sydney and New York. Klappentext An explosive, rigorously researched exploration of the ways in which white feminism has been used as a weapon of white supremacy and patriarchy against Black women and women of colour. Vorwort An explosive, rigorously researched exploration of the ways in which white feminism has been used as a weapon of white supremacy and patriarchy against Black women and women of colour. Zusammenfassung An explosive, rigorously researched exploration of the ways in which white feminism has been used as a weapon of white supremacy and patriarchy against Black women and women of colour.

Product details

• Authors: Ruby Hamad
• Publisher: Trapeze
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 21.10.2021
• EAN: 9781398703100
• ISBN: 978-1-398-70310-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Social discrimination & inequality, Gay & Lesbian studies, Feminism and feminist theory, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies