Often perceived as unbridgeable, the boundaries that divide humanity from itself--whether national, gender, racial, political, or imperial--are rearticulated through friendship. Elora Halim Chowdhury and Liz Philipose edit a collection of essays that express the different ways women forge hospitality in deference to or defiance of the structures meant to keep them apart. Emerging out of postcolonial theory, the works discuss instances when the authors have negotiated friendship's complicated, conflicted, and contradictory terrain; offer fresh perspectives on feminists' invested, reluctant, and selective uses of the nation; reflect on how the arts contribute to conversations about feminism, dissent, resistance, and solidarity; and unpack the details of transnational dissident friendships. Contributors: Lori E. Amy, Azza Basarudin, Himika Bhattacharya, Kabita Chakma, Elora Halim Chowdhury, Laurie R. Cohen, Esha Niyogi De, Eglantina Gjermeni, Glen Hill, Alka Kurian, Meredith Madden, Angie Mejia, Chandra T. Mohanty, A. Wendy Nastasi, Nicole Nguyen, Liz Philipose, Anya Stanger, Shreerekha Subramanian, and Yuanfang Dai.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
ISBN-10
0252081889
ISBN-13
9780252081880
eBay Product ID (ePID)
223716370
Product Key Features
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Gender Studies / Gay & Lesbian Studies
Dimensions
Weight
386g
Height
229mm
Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Spine
23mm
Edited by
Elora Halim Chowdhury, Liz Philipose
Series Title
Dissident Feminisms
Author Biography
Elora Halim Chowdhury is Associate Professor and Chair of Women's and Gender Studies at University of Massachusetts Boston. Elizabeth Philipose is an independent scholar and former Associate Professor in the International Studies Program at California State University, Long Beach.
Date of Publication
15/09/2016
Genre
Gender Studies / Gay & Lesbian Studies
Country of Publication
United States
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