The Perils of Powerblind Feminism
Barbara TomlinsonPraise for the hardcover edition:
"(A) timely intervention. The author carefully and intelligibly guides the
reader through discussions of the deficiencies, normative predispositions, and consequences of extant efforts to suppress Black feminist political thought." "(Tomlinson) lays down a forceful defense of intersectionality’s
contribution to knowledge and of women of color’s ownership over
'true' intersectional thought. Tomlinson meticulously analyzes popular feminist discussions about intersectionality and their discursive strategies, finding that the most vocal critics tend to neglect any meaningful engagement with intersectionality’s original texts, the racial studies literature, the history of European imperialism and slavery, or their own positionalities….
In this provocative book, esteemed scholar Barbara Tomlinson asserts that intersectionality—the idea that categories such as gender, race, and class create overlapping systems of oppression—is consistently misinterpreted in feminist argument. Despite becoming a central theme in feminist scholarship and activism, Tomlinson believes dominant feminism has failed to fully understand the concept.
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