Research Catalog

Title

To exist is to resist : black feminism in Europe / edited by Akwugo Emejulu and Francesca Sobande.

Publication

• London : Pluto Press, 2019.
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

• Emejulu, Akwugo
• Sobande, Francesca

Description

ix, 310 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Subjects

• Europe
• Intersectionality (Sociology)
• Women, Black > Europe
• Womanism > Europe
• Feminism > Europe

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Cover; Contents; Figures; Part I: Introduction; 1. Introduction: On the Problems and Possibilities of European Black Feminism and Afrofeminism -- Akwugo Emejulu and Francesca Sobande; Part II: Resistance, Solidarity and Coalition-Building; 2. The Collective Mobilisation of African Women in Athens' 'United We Stand' -- Viki Zaphiriou-Zarifi; 3. Making Space: Black and Womxn of Colour Feminist Activism in Madrid -- Nadia Nadesan; 4. Those Who Fight For Us Without Us Are Against Us: Afrofeminist Activism in France -- Cyn Awori Othieno and Annette Davis on behalf of Mwasi Collectif
• 5. Afro Women's Activism in Belgium: Questioning Diversity and Solidarity -- Nicole Gregoire and Modi Ntambwe; 6. A Black Feminist's Guide to Improper Activism -- Claire Heuchan; Part III: Emotion, Affect and Intimate Relations; 7. Revisiting the Home as a Site of Freedom and Resistance -- Gabriella Beckles-Raymond; 8. Uses of Black/African Literature and Afrofeminist Literary Spaces by Women of Colour in French-Speaking Switzerland -- Pamela Ohene-Nyako
• 9. 'Blackness Disrupts My Germanness.' On Embodiment and Questions of Identity and Belonging Among Women of Colour in Germany -- Johanna Melissa Lukate10. Love & Affection: The Radical Possibilities of Friendship Between Women of Colour -- Ego Ahaiwe Sowinske and Nazmia Jamal; 11. Black Pete, Black Motherhood and Womanist Ethics -- Lubumbe Van de Velde; 12. Warriors and Survivors: The Eartha Kitt Files -- Alecia McKenzie; Part IV: Surviving the Academy; 13. In the Changing Light; Daring to Be Powerful -- Yesim Deveci
• 14. Cruel Ironies: The Afterlife of Black Womxn's Intervention -- Cruel Ironies Collective15. Creating a Space Within the Germany Academy -- Melody Howse; 16. A Manifesto for Survival -- Sadiah Qureshi; 17. At the Margins of Institutional Whiteness: Black Women in Danish Academia -- Oda-Kange Midtvage Diallo; 18. Africanist Sista-hood in Britain: Creating Our Own Pathways -- Chijioke Obasi; Part V: Digital and Creative Labour; 19. But Some of Us Are Tired: Black Women's 'Personal Feminist Essays' in the Digital Sphere -- Kesiena Boom
• 20. Coming to Movement: African Diasporic Women in British Dance -- Tia-Monique Uzor21. Through Our Lens: Filming Our Resistance. Does the Future Look Black in Europe? -- Dorett Jones; 22. When We Heal: Creative Practice as a Means of Activism and Self-Preservation -- Stacie CC Graham; Notes on Contributors; Index

Call Number

Sc D 19-595

ISBN

• 9780745339481
• 0745339484
• 9780745339474
• 0745339476

OCLC

1057377830

Title

To exist is to resist : black feminism in Europe / edited by Akwugo Emejulu and Francesca Sobande.

Publisher

London : Pluto Press, 2019.

Copyright Date

©2019

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Emejulu, Akwugo, editor.

Sobande, Francesca, editor.

Research Call Number

Sc D 19-595