Transnational Feminism in the United States - 9780814770337

Transnational Feminism in the United StatesKnowledge, Ethics, Power\nAuthor(s): Leela Fernandes\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814770337, 978-0814770337\nSynopsis\nThe acceleration of economic globalization and the rapid\n global flows of people, culture, and information have intensified the\n importance of developing transnational understandings of contemporary issues.\n Transnational feminist perspectives have provided a unique outlook on women's\n lives and have deepened our understanding of the gendered nature of global\n processes. Transnational Feminism in the\n United States examines how transnational perspectives shape the ways in\n which we create and disseminate knowledge about the world within the United\n States, and how the paradigm of transnational feminism is affected by national\n narratives and public discourses within the country itself.\n An innovative theoretical\n project t.