Of Ialodês and Feminists
Reflections on Black Women's Political Action in Latin America and the Caribbean
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3877935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jurema Werneck (Criola, Brazil, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 99-113 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0921-3740 • E-ISSN: 1461-7048 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0921374007077383 |
| OpenAlex | W1995383440 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 2 |
I acknowledge that the ability to name things refers to a position of power; that is of a possibility to order the world according to ones own views be it as an individual or as a collective. It is a position of privilege. Although I will not discuss what and how many weapons have been involved in obtaining such privileges I cannot ignore the fact that there were and are weapons involved. By naming womens struggles based on their own perspective-that of 1970s European bourgeois women-the early agents of feminist theory brought to that newly created concept a profoundly western standpoint which lacked any knowledge of other women in the world. That concept was also wrapped up in a growing individualism supported by a capitalist society. To what extent is the concept of feminism sufficient to embrace all women all kinds of womens activism and all forms of womens struggles? For us black women-understood as being ourselves immeasurably diverse but also targets of inequalities that stem from inferiorization and exploitation - the multiple political actions we undertake traverse different levels of action and different fields of existence marked by conflicting or violent meetings with the West and with patriarchy with capitalism and with individualism. Is it enough to call this feminism? (excerpt)
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |