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Interventions

Feminist Dialogues on Third World Women's Literature and Film
By:Bishnupriya Ghosh
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9780815321293
eText ISBN:9781135598570
Edition:1
Copyright:1997
Format:Reflowable

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The editors are committed to destroying perceptions and stereotypes of third world women as passive victims who need to be "liberated" by Western feminists. The essays address cases in which women have challenged and resisted the political formations-nationalist struggles, revolutions, religious fundamentalist practices, and authoritarian regimes-that shape their daily lives. Each critic presents a close reading of the circumstances under which the feminist writers and film-makers.