GGR327H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Identity Politics, Combahee River, Home Girls
15 Dec 2015
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Home girls: a black feminist anthology, edited by barbara smith, 264-274. Combahee river collective black feminist group in boston, led by hariet. Black women have a negative relationship with the american political system (white male) Black feminist presence has evolved mostly with second wave of american women"s movement from 1960s. 1973- black feminists (in new york mostly) wanted to form a separate black feminist group national black feminist organization (nbfo) Black feminists connected to black liberation. Need of politics that is anti-racist, unlike those of white women, and anti sexist, unlike those of black and white men. Sexual politics, patriarichal rule, and feminism oppressive struggles (oppression = unfair/cruel treatment and/or struggles) Contemporary economic and political position of black people is important to our development (cid:2) (cid:2: what we believe. Our politics came from shared beliefs that women are valuable, liberation is necessary as we are humans and want autonomy.
