In a world where global restructuring is leading to both integration and fragmentation, the meaning and practice of development are increasingly contested. New voices from the South are challenging Northern control over development.Feminism/Postmodernism/Development is a comprehensive study of this power struggle. It examines new issues, "voices", and dilemmas in development theory and practice. Drawing on the experiences of women from Africa, Latin America, and Asia, as well as women of colour, this collection questions established development practices and suggests the need to incorporate issues such as identity, representation, indigenous knowledge, and political action.Feminism/Postmodernism/Development acknowledges the importance of Third World and minority women's experiences. It acknowledges their importance for development and suggests that postmodernist insights can enhance their quest for empowerment.
Author(s): Marianne H. Marchand, Jane L. Parpart
Edition: 1
Year: 1995
Language: English
Pages: 304
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 8
Notes on contributors......Page 10
List of acronyms......Page 13
Exploding the Canon: An Introduction/Conclusion......Page 16
(Neo-)colonial Discourse(s) and the Representation of Third World Women as the ~Other~......Page 38
ENGENDERING DEVELOPMENT? WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT (WID) IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIMES......Page 41
WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT: A CRITIQUE......Page 57
LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN SPEAK ON DEVELOPMENT: ARE WE LISTENING YET?......Page 71
Women of Color: Representation and the Social Construction of Identity......Page 88
THE CONSTRUCTION OF MARGINAL IDENTITIES: WORKING-CLASS GIRLS OF ALGERIAN DESCENT IN A FRENCH SCHOOL......Page 94
GENDER, HISTORY AND IMPERIALISM: ANNE WHEELER'S LOYALTIES......Page 109
COPING WITH MARGINALITY: SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN MIGRANTS IN BRITAIN......Page 125
The Relevance of Postmodern Feminism for Gender and Development......Page 142
WOMEN AND DEMOCRATIZATION STRUGGLES IN AFRICA: WHAT RELEVANCE TO POST-MODERNIST DISCOURSE?......Page 146
POSTMODERNIST FEMINIST THEORIZING AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE IN THE ANGLOPHONE CARIBBEAN: THE BARBADOS CASE......Page 157
CHALLENGING MODERNIZATION: GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT, POSTMODERN FEMINISM AND ACTIVISM......Page 174
Knowledge, Development and Praxis......Page 194
~WOMEN~ IN RURAL PRODUCER GROUPS AND THE DIVERSE POLITICS OF TRUTH IN ZIMBABWE......Page 197
GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT IN ACTION......Page 219
DECONSTRUCTING THE DEVELOPMENT ~EXPERT~: GENDER, DEVELOPMENT AND THE ~VULNERABLE GROUPS~......Page 236
Glossary......Page 259
Bibliography......Page 262
Index......Page 286
