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Social Science Emigration & Immigration

Emigre Feminism

Transnational Perspectives

edited by Alena Heitlinger

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Apr 1999
Category
Emigration & Immigration, Feminism & Feminist Theory
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802078995
    Publish Date
    Apr 1999
    List Price
    $45.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802009296
    Publish Date
    Apr 1999
    List Price
    $87.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442674363
    Publish Date
    Apr 1999
    List Price
    $97.00

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Bringing together the views of expatriate, exiled, and émigré feminists from various parts of the world, this collection explores themes of exile, home, displacement, and the practice of feminism across national boundaries.

The thirteen articles presented here originated with a conference on émigré feminism held at Trent University in October 1996. The authors, most of them now living in Canada, are scholars from South Africa, Chile, Trinidad and Tobago, Greece, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Iran, Finland and New Zealand. Their views have been shaped by their experience of specific political and economic changes, such as the dismantling of communism or apartheid, the rise of religious fundamentalism, or rapid marketization. Together the essays offer a rich diversity of intellectual, political, cultural, and religious perspectives.

This book adds a new dimension to our understanding of expatriation by putting a feminist face on the émigré experience.

About the author

Alena Heitlinger is Professor of Sociology, Trent University.

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