Description:
This book explores the flesh and breath of African feminist politics as embodied in activism over the past thirty years against sexism, militarism, homophobia and transphobia, global economic inequality, and religious fundamentalism, and towards freedoms that can be felt by African women and gender non-conforming people in the everyday.
Brief description: Jessica Horn is a feminist writer and inter-disciplinary practitioner. Grounded in work around body politics she has spent over two decades bridging policy, resourcing, research, organising and creative production for transformative feminist change in Africa and globally. A thought leader in the social justice field, Jessica′s research and analysis has been published in a range of academic, media and popular platforms. She pioneered the first regional African feminist futures initiative while at the African Women's Development Fund and is the author of the Cutting Edge Pack on Gender and Social Movements (BRIDGE/Institute for Development Studies). Jessica is a founding member of the African Feminist Forum and served on The Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health. She lives in Nairobi, Kenya. www.stillsherises.com
Review Quotes: With penetrating alacrity, African Feminist Praxis skillfully spans the continent to illuminate women's transformative agency spurred by structural gender injustice. Horn succinctly re-centers Black feminists into the global narrative of decolonial liberation praxis. This rich and multilayered book leaves no doubt about the power and epistemic labour of African feminists in shaping the course of history.--Dr. Sylvia Tamale (7/17/2024 12:00:00 AM)