Surfacing: On being black and feminist in South Africa

by Desiree Lewis, Gabeba Baderoon, Yvette Abrahams, Barbara Boswell, Panashe Chigumadzi, gertrude fester-wicomb, Pumla Dineo Gqola, and Mary Hames

Desiree Lewis (Editor), Gabeba Baderoon (Editor), and Makhosazana Xaba (Editor)

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What do African feminist traditions that exist outside the canon look and feel like? What complex cultural logics are at work outside the centres of power? How do spirituality and feminism influence each other? What are the histories and experiences of queer Africans? What imaginative forms can feminist activism take?

Surfacing: On Being Black and Feminist in South Africa is the first collection of essays dedicated to contemporary Black South African feminist perspectives. Leading feminist theorist, Desiree Lewis, and poet and feminist scholar, Gabeba Baderoon, have curated contributions by some of the finest writers and thought leaders. Radical...Read more
  • ISBN10 1776146093
  • ISBN13 9781776146093
  • Publish Date 1 April 2021
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country ZA
  • Imprint Wits University Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 328
  • Language English