Feminism/ Postmodernism/ Development

by Marchand; Marianne H.

• ISBN13: 9780415105248
• ISBN10: 0415105242
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1995-08-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The 1990s have seen increasing globalization of the international economy, contrasted with the tendency toward social, political and economic fragmentation and differentiation. In this world of dualtiy, development issues involve relations of power and expertise between Western development specialists and Third World women. Feminism/Postmodernism/Developmentexplores these relations and the emergence of Third World "new voices" in development theory and practice. Case studies examine the experience of indigenous women in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East (as well as that of Asian women in Britain and indigenous American Indian women in Canada), questioning the role of the development expert and the nature of development expertise. This collection suggests that the gap between local development knowledge and Western development expertise can be (and is) bridged in practice. Feminism/Postmodernism/Developmentbrings postmodern questions to thefield of gender and development, not only acknowledging the importance of Third World women's experiences in development issues, but attempting a workable communication between Western theory and Third World practice.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Exploding the Canon an Introduction/ Conclusion	p. 1
(neo-)colonial Discourse(s) and the Representation of Third World Women as the "other"	p. 23
Engendering Development?	p. 26
Women and Development	p. 42
Latin American Women Speak on Development	p. 56
Women of Color: Representation and the Social Construction of Identity	p. 73
The Construction of Marginal Identities	p. 79
Gender, History and Imperialism	p. 94
Notes	p. 109
Coping with Marginality	p. 110
The Relevance of Postmodern Feminism for Gender and Development	p. 127
Women and Democratization Struggles in Africa	p. 131
Postmodernist Feminist Theorizing and Development Policy and Practice in the Anglophone Caribbean	p. 142
Challenging Modernization	p. 159
Knowledge, Development and Praxis	p. 179
Women in Rural Producer Groups and the Diverse Politics of Truth in Zimbabwe	p. 182
Gender and Development in Action	p. 204
Deconstructing the Development "expert"	p. 221
Glossary	p. 244
Bibliography	p. 247
Index	p. 271
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