A Feminist Theory of Violence
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A Feminist Theory of Violence

A Decolonial Perspective

Françoise Vergès, Melissa Thackway

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A Feminist Theory of Violence

A Decolonial Perspective

Françoise Vergès, Melissa Thackway

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About This Book

'Arobust, decolonial challenge to carceral feminism' - Angela Y. Davis

***Winner of an English PEN Award 2022***

The mainstream conversation surrounding gender equality is a repertoire of violence: harassment, rape, abuse, femicide. These words suggest a cruel reality. But they also hide another reality: that of gendered violence committed with the complicity of the State.

In this book, Françoise Vergès denounces the carceral turn in the fight against sexism. By focusing on 'violent men', we fail to question the sources of their violence. There is no doubt as to the underlying causes: racial capitalism, ultra-conservative populism, the crushing of the Global South by wars and imperialist looting, the exile of millions and the proliferation of prisons – these all put masculinity in the service of a policy of death.

Against the spirit of the times, Françoise Vergès refuses the punitive obsession of the State in favour of restorative justice.

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Publisher
Pluto Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9780745345697
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Feminism & Feminist Theory
Index
Social Sciences

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    Citation styles for A Feminist Theory of Violence

    APA 6 Citation

    Vergès, F., & Thackway, M. (2022). A Feminist Theory of Violence (1st ed.). Pluto Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3453760 (Original work published 2022)

    Chicago Citation

    Vergès, Françoise, and Melissa Thackway. (2022) 2022. A Feminist Theory of Violence. 1st ed. Pluto Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/3453760.

    Harvard Citation

    Vergès, F. and Thackway, M. (2022) A Feminist Theory of Violence. 1st edn. Pluto Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3453760 (Accessed: 3 July 2024).

    MLA 7 Citation

    Vergès, Françoise, and Melissa Thackway. A Feminist Theory of Violence. 1st ed. Pluto Press, 2022. Web. 3 July 2024.