Review of Avtar Brah's Decolonial Imaginings: Intersectional Conversations and Contestations (2022)

Authors

  • Ana María Crespo Gómez University of Almeria

Abstract

A review of Avtar Brah’s Decolonial Imaginings: Intersectional Conversations and Contestations, a groundbreaking text in the domain of intersectionality which showcases the potential for addressing inequality and power relations in various disciplines, such as sociology

Keywords

Avtar Brah, intersectionality, decoloniality, decolonisation

References

BHAMBRA, GURMINDER K. & JOHN HOLMWOOD (2021). Colonialism and Modern Social Theory, Hoboken: Wiley.

BRAH, AVTAR & ANN PHOENIX (2004). “Ain’t I A Woman? Revisiting Intersectionality”, Journal of International Women’s Studies, Vol. 5, Nº 3, 75–86.

BRAH, AVTAR (1996). Cartographies of Diaspora: Contesting Identities, London and New York: Routledge.

BRAH, AVTAR (2022). Decolonial Imaginings: Intersectional Conversations and Contestations, London: Goldsmiths Press.

COLLINS, PATRICIA HILL & SIRMA BILGE (2016). Intersectionality, Cambridge: Polity Press.

LUGONES, MARÍA (2010). “Toward a Decolonial Feminism.” Hypatia, Vol. 25, Nº 4, 742–59.

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YEKANI, ELAHE HASCHEMI, et al. (2022) Revisualising Intersectionality, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.

Author Biography

Ana María Crespo Gómez, University of Almeria

Ana María Crespo Gómez is a PhD student at the University of Almería. Broadly conceived, her doctoral work is an inquiry into the extent to which femininity and sexuality analysed under a multidisciplinary, transnational approach affect female characters in the short stories of Indian diaspora female authors in the United States. She holds a master’s degree in English Studies from the University of Almería and a bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Granada. Her main research interests are South Asian diasporic literature, postcolonial and diaspora studies.

Published

12-04-2023

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