South African Feminisms

Name: South African Feminisms
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This is the first collection of feminist critical essays by and about women in South Africa to appear outside of that country. Many of the pieces were written after February 1990, when President de Klerk lifted the ban on black political organizations. The recognition that a just society cannot be achieved without freedom from gender oppression as well as racial oppression informs these essays and has a direct bearing on the creation of a new society in South Africa. > Part 1 Theory and Context; Chapter 1 Feminism(s) and Writing in English in South Africa, Cecily Lockett; Chapter 2 Who Theorizes?, Sisi Maqagi; Chapter 3 The Future of South African Feminism, Pamela Ryan; Chapter 4 Writing Feminism/Theoretical Inscriptions in South Africa, Jenny de Reuck; Chapter 5 To Hear the Variety of Discourses, Zo\u00EB Wicomb; Chapter 6 The Authority of Experience or the Tyranny of Discourse, David Schalkwyk; Chapter 7 French Feminism in a South African Frame?, Jill Arnott; Chapter 8 The Polit;