Can (or should) white women do Black feminist theory?: exploring tensions, contradictions, and intersectionalities while performing justice-focused research

Black feminist thought is produced by and for Black women, but could it be applied by - be the conceptual lens for - others? How do/should I position myself as a white woman doing Black feminist work? How do I de-centre myself, centre Black voices, and also use the power that my whiteness provides t...

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Published in:Leisure (Waterloo) 2023-01, Vol.47 (1), p.101-119
Main Authors: Schmidt, Alayna M., Outley, Corliss W., Schultz, Callie S.
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anti-racism
Black feminist theory
combattre le racisme
feminism
femmes blanches
féminisme
théorie féministe noire
white women
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