Reading Across Borders: Storytelling and Knowledges of Resistance

by Shari Stone-Mediatore

Book Overview

In light of postcolonial and feminist critiques of 'experience' and 'identity', how can feminists engage stories of marginalized peoples' experience in the development of feminist theories and modes of activism that take account of the diversity of women's situations? How can feminists use the powerful tools of storytelling in ways that do not essentialize or objectify marginalized women? Shari Stone-Mediatore brings together the theoretical perspectives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312295677
• ISBN13: 9780312295677
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.5"