Feminism, Interrupted: Disrupting Power (Outspoken by Pluto)

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Running through Kendall’s work is the notion that “ solidarity is for white women”, the name of a campaign she started in 2013.

Olufemi envisages a living, breathing practice of feminism that is anticapitalist, transnational, and collective. Though, I must say that for those having a strong background on gender politics, this one might seem a bit superficial and does not dive into in-depth analysis and conceptual discussions. Including testimonials from Sisters Uncut, migrant groups working for reproductive justice, prison abolitionists and activists involved in the international fight for Kurdish and Palestinian rights, Olufemi emphasises the link between feminism and grassroots organising. Ci ho guardato dentro e ho trovato intellettuali e attivisti in conflitto, tutte a dire la propria su come dovrebbero andare le cose. Cobalah membaca buku ini (dan kalau bisa baca juga serial Outspoken lainnya) untuk dapat melihat dari sisi yang berbeda.Feminism Interrupted seeks to highlight to the reader that feminism is not about our individual selves as women and what we think should be done about certain issues. I don’t think this book is necessary to read unless you’re really interested in these specific viewpoints, because Olufemi didn’t actually say much that hasn’t already been said, but then again, I’m not the kind of person who has much patience for utopian idealists, so maybe I’m just not the right audience for a book that thinks it’s possible to eradicate all crime.

Purtroppo non esiste ancora una traduzione in italiano, ma data la fluidità della prosa e la brevità del saggio, io sono sicuro che possa essere fruibile anche da persone meno ferrate in inglese. Distinzione netta tra la "reproductive law" e la "reproductive justice": le leggi dovrebbero tutelare le donne e il loro corpo, ma allora perché non ne sono davvero padrone? dal testo: "Le persone si attaccano parecchio alla domanda “Beh, vorresti che tua figlia lo facesse [il sex working]? This book is a manifesto for radical feminism and its capacity to make change in the world at all levels. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen ‘Kendall exposes the yawning chasm between what constitutes mainstream feminist activism, and the urgent needs of women of colour.These issues could all be standalone topics for a single book, but Lola Olufemi deftly weaved these topics together in a short, concise and incredibly accessible read to open up the discussion on all of these issues at once. The vigorous debates in and around feminism and feminist praxis since the later 2000s have produced some of the most challenging political engagements with contemporary social and cultural life; in this they are paralleled by the more recent growing trends in anti-racist activism and action and by the growth of decolonial praxis in the same period. Olufemi non ha paura di apparire arrabbiata, si scaglia contro il patriarcato, contro alcune decisioni dell'apparato statale che colpiscono non solo le donne in generale, ma donne nere, povere e appartenenti alle cosiddette "minoranze" in particolare. a lot of attention is often placed on changing policy to legalise abortion, but that doesn't always lead to 'reproductive justice' for all women. This revolutionary book reclaims feminism from consumerism through exploring state violence against women, reproductive justice, transmisogyny, sex work, gendered Islamophobia and much more, showing that the struggle for gendered liberation is a struggle for justice, one that can transform the world for everyone.

The introduction failed to make me understand what the aim of the book was, but it soon became clear that the author would be making the case for feminism, going through some of the most common current divides in the movement. I would have been bowled over if the chapter on food concentrated on food justice with inspiration from Vandana Shiva. The book opens with an important historical overview of British feminist movements since the mid-1970s, prioritising the vital roles played by Black and South Asian women in many of the era’s vital struggles, and reasserting the revolutionary and fundamentally transformative aspects of those movements. Reclaiming feminism from the clutches of the consumerist, neoliberal model, Feminism, Interrupted shows that when 'feminist' is more than a label, it holds the potential for radical transformative work.She is at her strongest and most refreshing when rejecting the fetishisation of black women for being strong or fierce or the embodiment of “ black girl magic”. For more information on how we use cookies and how to manage cookies, please read here, otherwise select ‘Accept and Close’.