Feminism/ Postmodernism/ Development

by Marianne H Marchand (Editor), Jane L. Parpart (Editor)

Overview

In a world where global restructuring is leading to both integration and fragmentation, the meaning and practice of development are increasingly contested. New voices from the South are challenging Northern control over development.
Feminism/Postmodernism/Development is a comprehensive study of this power struggle. It examines new issues, "voices", and dilemmas in development theory and practice. Drawing on the experiences of women from Africa, Latin America, and Asia, as well as women of colour, this collection questions established development practices and suggests the need to incorporate issues such as identity, representation, indigenous knowledge, and political action.
Feminism/Postmodernism/Development acknowledges the importance of Third World and minority women's experiences. It acknowledges their importance for development and suggests that postmodernist insights can enhance their quest for empowerment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134846542
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/02/2003
Series:	Routledge International Studies of Women and Place
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	475 KB

About the Author

Marianne H. Marchand is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Relations and Public International Law at the University of Amsterdam. Jane L. Parpart is Professor of History, Women’s Studies and International Development Studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada.

Table of Contents

Part I Exploding the Canon: An Introduction/Conclusion Part II (Neo-)colonial Discourse(s) and the Representation of Third World Women as the “Other” 1 ENGENDERING DEVELOPMENT? WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT (WID) IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIMES 2 WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT: A CRITIQUE 3 LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN SPEAK ON DEVELOPMENT: ARE WE LISTENING YET? Part III Women of Color: Representation and the Social Construction of Identity 4 THE CONSTRUCTION OF MARGINAL IDENTITIES: WORKING-CLASS GIRLS OF ALGERIAN DESCENT IN A FRENCH SCHOOL 5 GENDER, HISTORY AND IMPERIALISM: ANNE WHEELER’S LOYALTIES 6 COPING WITH MARGINALITY: SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN MIGRANTS IN BRITAIN Part IV The Relevance of Postmodern Feminism for Gender and Development 7 WOMEN AND DEMOCRATIZATION STRUGGLES IN AFRICA: WHAT RELEVANCE TO POST-MODERNIST DISCOURSE? 8 POSTMODERNIST FEMINIST THEORIZING AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE IN THE ANGLOPHONE CARIBBEAN: THE BARBADOS CASE 9 CHALLENGING MODERNIZATION: GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT, POSTMODERN FEMINISM AND ACTIVISM 10 “WOMEN” IN RURAL PRODUCER GROUPS AND THE DIVERSE POLITICS OF TRUTH IN ZIMBABWE 11 GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT IN ACTION 12 DECONSTRUCTING THE DEVELOPMENT “EXPERT”: GENDER, DEVELOPMENT AND THE “VULNERABLE GROUPS”

Editorial Reviews

..."effectively criticizes the usual approaches to women in development as silencing the voices and disguising the agency and complexity of the variety of postcolonial women...even questions the role of the "expert" as social construction...most useful."
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