PHIL 242 Lecture Notes - Black Feminist Thought, Afrocentrism
17 Mar 2014
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Collins agrees with bartky, etc. that the perspective of an oppressed group should play an important role in that group"s politics But also thinks there is a problem with treating (alleged) biological categories, like race and sex, as prerequisites for having a political position. (ii) to explain how black feminism can integrate both individual lived experiences and theoretical ideas. Two problems with blackness" as a biological category". And even if it did, genetics cannot define one"s experiences and political outlook. A set of values and concerns and a history of struggle Shared (though in varied ways) by women who think of themselves as black", and are thought of that way by others And displayed in their history, literature, and daily lives. Interlocking nature of race gender, and class oppression. Replacing denigrated images of black womanhood wit self-defined images. Being black encompasses both experiencing white domination and individual and group valuation of an independent, long-standing afrocentric consciousness.
