Description
The Gloria Wekker Reader compiles articles, essays, interviews, poems, and letters by the Afro-Surinamese Dutch theorist and activist, Gloria Wekker. Wekker is a preeminent scholar in feminist Black diaspora studies, especially known for her developments in epistemology and methodology, conceptualizations of sexuality, and mapping of the connections between race, gender, and empire. These writings demonstrate Wekker's theoretical and political prowess, illuminating how her scholarship was foundational in shifting the fields of anthropology, feminist and queer studies, and Black diasporic studies. Featuring a foreword by Angela Y. Davis, engaging with The Gloria Wekker Reader is an invitation for interdisciplinary and intergenerational dialogue to inspire political action.
About the Author
Gloria Wekker is Emeritus Professor of Gender and Ethnicity at Utrecht University. She is the author of White Innocence, published by Duke University Press, as well as The Politics of Passion.
Chandra Frank is Assistant Professor of Women's Gender & Sexuality Studies and the 2024-2027 Taft Professor of the Public Humanities at the University of Cincinnati.
Nancy Jouwe is a cultural historian and an independent researcher, writer and curator.
Mikki Stelder is Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Amsterdam.
Reviews
"This impressive collection of Gloria Wekker's work is essential reading for scholars and activists who want to strengthen their understanding of the complex ways in which the cauldrons of colonialism and the slave trade ignited forces responsible for capitalism and for the accompanying and equally tenacious structures of racism."-Angela Y. Davis, from the foreword
"If you're new to Gloria Wekker's work, as I was, this volume of interviews, essays, letters, and more will be an excellent introduction to the Afro-Surinamese Dutch theorist and activist."-Karla J. Strand, Ms. Magazine
Book Information
ISBN 9781478029731
Author Gloria Wekker
Format Hardback
Page Count 504
Imprint Duke University Press
Publisher Duke University Press
Weight(grams) 572g
About the Author
Gloria Wekker is Emeritus Professor of Gender and Ethnicity at Utrecht University. She is the author of White Innocence, published by Duke University Press, as well as The Politics of Passion.
Chandra Frank is Assistant Professor of Women's Gender & Sexuality Studies and the 2024-2027 Taft Professor of the Public Humanities at the University of Cincinnati.
Nancy Jouwe is a cultural historian and an independent researcher, writer and curator.
Mikki Stelder is Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Amsterdam.
Reviews
"This impressive collection of Gloria Wekker's work is essential reading for scholars and activists who want to strengthen their understanding of the complex ways in which the cauldrons of colonialism and the slave trade ignited forces responsible for capitalism and for the accompanying and equally tenacious structures of racism."-Angela Y. Davis, from the foreword
"If you're new to Gloria Wekker's work, as I was, this volume of interviews, essays, letters, and more will be an excellent introduction to the Afro-Surinamese Dutch theorist and activist."-Karla J. Strand, Ms. Magazine
Book Information
ISBN 9781478029731
Author Gloria Wekker
Format Hardback
Page Count 504
Imprint Duke University Press
Publisher Duke University Press
Weight(grams) 572g
