Can we all be feminists? : new writing from Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 others on intersectionality, identity, and the way forward for feminism / edited by June Eric-Udorie.
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TextPublisher: New York, New York : Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018]Description: xxvii, 258 pages ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780143132370
- 0143132377
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"As timely as it is well-written, this clear-eyed collection is just what I need right now." --Jacqueline Woodson, author of Brown Girl Dreaming
"The intersectional feminist anthology we all need to read" ( Bustle) , edited by a feminist activist and writer who "calls to mind a young Audre Lorde" (Kirkus)
Why do some women struggle to identify as feminists, despite their commitment to gender equality? How do other aspects of our identities - such as race, religion, sexuality, gender identity, and more - impact how we relate to feminism? Why is intersectionality so important?
In challenging, incisive, and fearless essays - all of which appear here for the first time - seventeen writers from diverse backgrounds wrestle with these questions, and more. A groundbreaking book that elevates underrepresented voices, Can We All Be Feminists? offers the tools and perspective we need to create a 21st century feminism that is truly for all.
Including essays by: Soofiya Andry, Gabrielle Bellot, Caitlin Cruz, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Brit Bennett, Evette Dionne, Aisha Gani, Afua Hirsch, Juliet Jacques, Wei Ming Kam, Mariya Karimjee, Eishar Kaur, Emer O'Toole, Frances Ryan, Zoé Samudzi, Charlotte Shane, and Selina Thompson
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction / by June Eric-Udorie -- No wave feminism / by Charlotte Shane -- Unapologetic / by Nicole Dennis-Benn -- Fat demands / by Selina Thompson -- Borderlands / by Gabrielle Bellot -- Intersectionality and the black lives matter movement / by Evette Dionne -- No disabled access / by Frances Ryan -- A hundred small rebellions / by Eishar Kaur -- Ends, means, and subterfuge in feminist activism / by Emer O'Toole -- Afro-diasporic feminism and a freedom in fluidity / by Zoé Samudzi -- Representation as a feminist act / by Aisha Gani -- In search of gender troublemakers / by Juliet Jacques -- Body and blood / by Brit Bennett -- Loving two things at once : on bisexuality, feminism, and Catholicism / by Caitlin Cruz -- Imperial feminism / by Afua Hirsch -- The machinery of disbelief / by Wei Ming Kam -- Brown on the outside / by Mariya Karimjee -- Deviant bodies / by Soofiya Andry.
"Why is it difficult for so many women to fully identify with the word "feminist"? How do our personal histories and identities affect our relationship to feminism? Why is intersectionality so important? Can a feminist movement that doesn't take other identities like race, religion, or socioeconomic class into account even be considered feminism? How can we make feminism more inclusive? In Can We All Be Feminists?, seventeen established and emerging writers from diverse backgrounds wrestle with these questions, exploring what feminism means to them in the context of their other identities--from a hijab-wearing Muslim to a disability rights activist to a body-positive performance artist to a transgender journalist. Edited by the brilliant, galvanizing, and dazzlingly precocious nineteen-year-old feminist activist and writer June Eric-Udorie, this impassioned, thought-provoking collection showcases the marginalized women whose voices are so often drowned out and offers a vision for a new, comprehensive feminism that is truly for all"-- Provided by publisher.