Black Feminist Theories - Transnational Approaches

A landmark contribution to the field of Black feminist studies, this book brings together the most influential historical and contemporary thinkers in global Black feminist theories. Featuring groundbreaking new work alongside canonical essays from key thinkers, this book adopts a truly global approach to its subject. In doing so, it looks beyond North America to showcase a diverse range of continents and perspectives. Moving beyond standard academic essays, it also includes vital statements, interviews, manifestoes, creative essays which carry Black feminist thought. The book is broken up into five carefully curated sections: - Black Feminist Classic Texts and Assertions - Statements and Manifestos - Cultures and Aesthetics - Bodies, Genders, and Sexualities - Black Feminist Futures Timely and important, this is an indispensable resource for students and scholars of Black studies, women & gender studies and Black feminist studies, as well as more generally to American studies, African studies, Caribbean studies and African diaspora studies.

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• Authors: Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Carole Boyce Davies, Hobson
• Assisted by: Bibi Bakare-Yusuf (Editor), Bakare-Yusuf Bibi (Editor), Carole Boyce Davies (Editor), Davies Carole Boyce (Editor), Janell Hobson (Editor), Hobson Janell (Editor), Angelique V Nixon (Editor), Nixon Angelique V. (Editor), Christen A Smith (Editor), Smith Christen A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.11.2025
• EAN: 9781350446014
• ISBN: 978-1-350-44601-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist, Critical Theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Literary theory, Feminism and feminist theory, Black & Asian Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / African American & Black