Worlds of Knowing: Global Feminist Epistemologies

ISBN-13: 9780415927406 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 320 str.

Jane Duran

Opis

What counts as 'knowledge'? That is the central question of epistemology, and for Jane Duran it also establishes gender hierarchies throughout the world. Duran finds that many cultures routinely denigrate women's daily, often 'domestic' knowledge. Instead, societies award the status of 'knowledge' - and the social and political power that comes with it - to information and skills obtained through conventionally male institutions such as churches and universities. Using examples from South Asia and North and Central America, Duran explores ways in which women are reappropriating 'the right to know' - in the sciences, within religious institutions, and in the political sphere.

Recenzje

"the ideal person to write a book on global feminist epistemologies. Her approach is historical and sociological as well as philosophical. The breadth and depth as well as the originality of Duran's book cannot be overemphasized." -- Rosemarie Tong, author of Feminine and Feminist Ethics
"This book is very valuable for its useful information about women from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives." -- Michelle Renee Matisons
"Those looking for a clear statement of contemporary work under the rubric of feminist philosophy should find this work very useful." -- Joanne B. Waugh, University of South Florida

Spis treści

Part 1 Part I Beginnings; Chapter 1 Knowledges/Foci; Part 2 Part 2 Asian Focal Points; Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Northern India and Its Cultures; Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Dravidian India and Its Cultures; Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Bangladesh and Islam; Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Nepal and the Himalayan Societies; Part 3 Part 3 New World Focal Points; Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Mexico and the Mestizaje; Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Guatemala and the Indigenous; Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Chicana/os; Chapter 9 Chapter 9 The African Diaspora in the United States; Part 4 Part 4 Endings; Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Retrievals/Outcomes; Notes Index;

O autorze

Jane Duran is a Fellow in the Philosophy Department and a Lecturer in the Humanities at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author of Philosophies of Science/Feminist Theories (1997).