Pedagogies of Crossing

Więcej o książce

M. Jacqui Alexander is a key theorist in transnational feminism. In this interdisciplinary volume, she compiles essays from the past decade, merging her impactful critiques in feminist, queer, and critical race theories with her recent insights. Alexander emphasizes the urgency of addressing neoimperialism and neocolonialism, advocating for North American feminism and queer studies to adopt transnational frameworks that consider colonialism, political economy, and racial formation. She calls for a re-conceptualization of modernity that recognizes the heteronormative practices of modern state formations and urges feminists to engage with the spiritual dimensions of experience and sacred subjectivity. Through her reflections, Alexander connects complex historical processes across time and space, examining the criminalization of queer communities in the U.S. and the Caribbean, prompting a reconsideration of how modernity shapes traditions. She contrasts the political activism of women workers in global factories with the necessity for academic institutions to promote social justice. Additionally, she critiques the limitations of liberal pluralism and presents compelling arguments for the importance of transgenerational memory as a spiritual practice within women-of-color communities, serving as a powerful resistance to oppression. This visionary work maps alternative histories and offers new knowledge to shape future possibilit