Dislocating Cultures
Identities, Traditions, and Third World Feminism
1st Edition
Published on 15. April 2013
240 pages
978-1-135-02506-9 (ISBN)
Description
Dislocating Cultures takes aim at the related notions of nation, identity, and tradition to show how Western and Third World scholars have misrepresented Third World cultures and feminist agendas. Drawing attention to the political forces that have spawned, shaped, and perpetuated these misrepresentations since colonial times, Uma Narayan inspects the underlying problems which "culture" poses for the respect of difference and cross-cultural understanding.
Questioning the problematic roles assigned to Third World subjects within multiculturalism, Narayan examines ways in which the flow of information across national contexts affects our understanding of issues. Dislocating Cultures contributes a philosophical perspective on areas of ongoing interest such as nationalism, post-colonial studies, and the cultural politics of debates over tradition and "westernization" in Third World contexts.
Questioning the problematic roles assigned to Third World subjects within multiculturalism, Narayan examines ways in which the flow of information across national contexts affects our understanding of issues. Dislocating Cultures contributes a philosophical perspective on areas of ongoing interest such as nationalism, post-colonial studies, and the cultural politics of debates over tradition and "westernization" in Third World contexts.
Reviews / Votes
"A thoughtful analysis and candid appraisal of the obstacles to transnational feminist understanding, Narayan's discussion of the problems is a step in the right direction." -- Hypatia"Helpful addition for teaching non-Western and comparative women's studies courses." -- National Women's StudiesJournal
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
6,50 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-02506-9 (9781135025069)
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Person
Uma Narayan is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vassar College.
Content
Chapter 1 Contesting Cultures; Chapter 2 Restoring History and Politics to "Third-World Traditions"; Chapter 3 Cross-Cultural Connections, Border-Crossings, and "Death by Culture"; Chapter 4 Through the Looking-Glass Darkly; Chapter 5 Eating Cultures;
