Interventions Feminist Dialogues on Third World Women's Literature and Film |
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| Editor:
| Bose, Brinda
Ghosh, Bishnupriya |
| Series title: | Gender, Culture and Global Politics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8153-2129-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1996 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $205.00 |
Book Description:
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The editors are committed to destroying perceptions and stereotypes of third world women as passive victims who need to be "liberated" by Western feminists. The essays address cases in which women have challenged and resisted the political formations-nationalist struggles, revolutions, religious fundamentalist practices, and authoritarian regimes-that shape their daily lives. Each critic presents a close reading of the circumstances under which the feminist writers and film-makers.
The editors are committed to destroying perceptions and stereotypes of third world women as passive victims who need to be "liberated" by Western feminists. The essays address cases in which women have challenged and resisted the political formations-nationalist struggles, revolutions, religious fundamentalist practices, and authoritarian regimes-that shape their daily lives. Each critic presents a close reading of the circumstances under which the feminist writers and film-makers.