Power Interrupted: Antiracist and Feminist Activism inside the

Power Interrupted: Antiracist and Feminist Activism inside the United Nations (Decolonizing Feminisms)

In Power Interrupted, Sylvanna M. FalcÃ³n redirects the conversation about UN-based feminist activism toward UN forums on racism. Her analysis of UN antiracism spaces, in particular the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa, considers how a race and gender intersectionality approach broadened opportunities for feminist organizing at the global level. The Durban conference gave feminist activists a pivotal opportunity to expand the debate about the ongoing challenges of global racism, which had largely privileged men's experiences with racial injustice. When including the activist engagements and experiential knowledge of these antiracist feminist communities, the political significance of human rights becomes evident. Using a combination of interviews, participant observation, and extensive archival data, Sylvanna M. FalcÃ³n situates contemporary antiracist feminist organizing from the Americasâ€•specifically the activism of feminists of color from the United States and Canada, and feminists from Mexico and Peruâ€•alongside a critical historical reading of the UN and its agenda against racism.

Country	USA
Author	Sylvanna M. Falcón
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780295995267
ISBN	0295995262
Label	University of Washington Press
Manufacturer	University of Washington Press
MPN	1 illus.
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	264
PartNumber	1 illus.
PublicationDate	2016-03-09
Publisher	University of Washington Press
Studio	University of Washington Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Power Interrupted: Antiracist and Feminist Activism inside the United Nations (Decolonizing Feminisms)