Transnational Testimonios: The Politics of Collective Knowledge Production

by Patricia Derocher

Book Overview

The activist storytelling practice of testimonio, long associated with Latin American struggles for justice, forges coalitions across social differences for the purpose of social change. Beyond Central and South America, Patricia DeRocher examines testimonios from a wide range of geopolitical sites, including Argentina, Egypt, Haiti, India, Jamaica, and Trinidad, as well as the United States, and suggests that feminist testimonios offer a model...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295743913
• ISBN13: 9780295743912
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher