Feminist Knowledge

Minority feminist perspectives, this anthology observes, have often been pushed aside to protect a single mainstream model of the movement. The collection sets out to honour the differences between women while examining key areas of feminist struggle.

Solidarity among women may span the globe, yet it does not require women to abandon their particular differences or conform to one universal template. Accordingly, the contributors include post-structuralist theorists, writers drawn to new spirituality, and researchers weighing the social effects of recent biological findings. Other pieces trace the political campaigns that socialist and radical feminists continue to pursue through varied tactics, alongside candid self-examinations by feminists who feel ill at ease within academic institutions, and fresh readings of sexuality in cultural life.

The volume opens with a critique of white mainstream feminism written by Aboriginal women in Australia, whose argument points to deep-rooted racism within the feminist movement.