In _Sensuous Knowledge_, Minna Salami draws on Africa-centric,
feminist-first and artistic traditions to help us rediscover inclusive
and invigorating ways of experiencing the world afresh.
Combining the playfulness of a storyteller with the insight of a
social critic, the book pries apart the systems of power and privilege
that have dominated ways of thinking for centuries – and which have
led to so much division, prejudice and damage. And it puts forward a
new, sensuous, approach to knowledge: one grounded in a host of global
perspectives – from Black Feminism to personal narrative, pop
culture to high art, Western philosophy to African mythology –
together comprising a vision of hope for a fragmented world riven by
crisis.
Through the prism of this new knowledge, Salami offers fresh insights
into the key cultural issues that affect women's lives. How are we to
view Sisterhood, Motherhood or even Womanhood itself? What is Power
and why do we conceive of Beauty? How does one achieve Liberation? She
asks women to break free of the prison made by ingrained male-centric
biases, and build a house themselves – a home that can nurture us
all.
_Sensuous Knowledge_ confirms Minna Salami as one the most important
spokespeople of today, and the arrival of a blistering new literary
voice.
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A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781786995285
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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