Gendered Citizenships: Transnational Perspectives on Knowledge Production, Political Activism, and Culture

Comparative Feminist Studies

by Kia Lilly Caldwell (Editor), R. Ramírez (Editor), K. Coll (Editor)

This wide-ranging anthology examines the gendered dimensions of citizenship experiences and uses them as a point of departure for rethinking contemporary practices of social inclusion and belonging. Drawing on ethnographic research with diverse communities in the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, and the United States, contributors argue for the importance of understanding how notions of belonging and entitlement are locally experienced and subjectively defined by members of marginalized communities. Through analysis of intersectional racial/ethnic, gender, class, and national/tribal identities, the essays place the experiences and analyses of women of color and Third World women at the very center of our understanding of citizenship.  

224 pages, Hardcover

First published December 8, 2009