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Title Feminism/postmodernism/development / edited by Marianne H. Marchand and Jane L. Parpart
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 1995

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Description xiii, 275 pages ; 25 cm
Series International studies of women and place
Routledge international studies of women and place
International studies of women and place.
Routledge international studies of women and place series
Contents Pt. I. Exploding the Canon: An Introduction/Conclusion / Jane L. Parpart and Marianne H. Marchand -- Pt. II. (Neo-)colonial Discourse(s) and the Representation of Third World Women as the "Other" 1. Engendering Development? Women in Development (WID) in International Development Regimes / Geeta Chowdhry. 2. Women and Development: A Critique / Mitu Hirshman. 3. Latin American Women Speak on Development: Are We Listening Yet? / Marianne H. Marchand -- Pt. III. Women of Color: Representation and the Social Construction of Identity. 4. The Construction of Marginal Identities: Working-Class Girls of Algerian Descent in a French School / Catherine Raissiguier. 5. Gender, History and Imperialism: Anne Wheeler's Loyalties / Julia V. Emberley. 6. Coping with Marginality: South Asian Women Migrants in Britain / Suresht R. Bald -- Pt. IV. The Relevance of Postmodern Feminism for Gender and Development
7. Women and Democratization Struggles in Africa: What Relevance to Post-Modernist Discourse? / Maria Nzomo. 8. Postmodernist Feminist Theorizing and Development Policy and Practice in the Anglophone Caribbean: The Barbados Case / Eudine Barriteau. 9. Challenging Modernization: Gender and Development, Postmodern Feminism and Activism / Mridula Udayagiri -- Pt. V. Knowledge, Development and Praxis. 10. "Women" in Rural Producer Groups and the Diverse Politics of Truth in Zimbabwe / Christine Sylvester. 11. Gender and Development in Action / Eva M. Rathgeber. 12. Deconstructing the Development "Expert": Gender, Development and the "Vulnerable Groups" / Jane L. Parpart
Summary Drawing on the experiences of "Third World" women and "women of color," this collection challenges the ongoing reliance on dualities and explores the new issues, "voices," and dilemmas in development theory and practice. The book identifies various parallel processes affecting minority and Third World women, resulting in negative representations and silencing of their development expertise in favor of the supposed "expert" knowledge of Western development specialists. Using case studies of women in Africa, Latin America and Asia, as well as women of "color," the collection suggests the gap between local development knowledge and Western development expertise can be (and is sometimes) bridged in practice
The concern is to challenge the "Orientalist" representations of Third World and minority women as well as the silencing of their development expertise, by exploring how development theory and practice can be transformed to reflect their experiences, knowledges and political mobilizations. Feminism/Postmodernism/Development brings postmodern questions to the field of gender and development, and not only acknowledges the importance of Third World and minority women's experiences in development issues, but also attempts to identify conditions for a more open and inclusive approach to gender and development
Feminism/Postmodernism/Development takes current postmodernist critiques of modernity, postmodern feminist concerns with representation of Third World women and the possibilities for postmodern feminist political action one step further by emphasizing their intersections and exploring new directions and themes
Notes Includes glossary
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-270) and index
SUBJECT Women in development. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n42026681
Subject Feminist theory.
Postmodernism.
Women in development -- Case studies.
Women in development.
Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions.
Author Marchand, Marianne H., 1958-
Parpart, Jane L.
LC no. 94023866
ISBN 0415105234
0415105242 (paperback)