Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Knowledge Cultivatio... - 9780367424275

Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Knowledge CultivationAuthor(s): Radhika Govinda\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9780367424275, 978-0367424275\nSynopsis\nIn Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Knowledge Cultivation, Radhika Govinda engages with intersectionality as critical theory, as critical methodology and as critical pedagogy to make sense of feminist politics in India and beyond, and knowledge-making on feminist politics, as such. In doing so, she makes a case for theory-making, conducting empirical research and classroom teaching to be understood as integral parts of knowledge cultivation, each feeding into the other. Differently put, the book encapsulates Govindas engagement, spanning fifteen years and four case studies, exploring what insights an intersectional lens throws up, and how these insights complicate our understandings of marginality, privilege and solidarity in the field of wo.