Continuing the dialogue: postcolonial feminist scholarship and Bourdieu - discourses of culture and points of connection

Continuing the dialogue: postcolonial feminist scholarship and Bourdieu — discourses of culture and points of connection Postcolonial feminist theories provide the analytic tools to address issues of structural inequities in groups that historically have been socially and economically disadvantaged....

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Published in:Nursing inquiry 2007-09, Vol.14 (3), p.178-188
Main Authors: Anderson, JM, Reimer Kirkham, S, Browne, AJ, Lynam, MJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology, Cultural
Bourdieu
Canada
Colonialism
Cultural Characteristics
Cultural Diversity
culture
Female
Feminism
Humans
Nursing
Nursing Theory
Philosophy, Nursing
postcolonial feminist
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Summary:Continuing the dialogue: postcolonial feminist scholarship and Bourdieu — discourses of culture and points of connection Postcolonial feminist theories provide the analytic tools to address issues of structural inequities in groups that historically have been socially and economically disadvantaged. In this paper we question what value might be added to postcolonial feminist theories on culture by drawing on Bourdieu. Are there points of connection? Like postcolonial feminists, he puts forward a position that aims to unmask oppressive structures. We argue that, while there are points of connection, there are also epistemologic and methodologic differences between postcolonial feminist perspectives and Bourdieu's work. Nonetheless, engagement with different theoretical perspectives carries the promise of new insights — new ways of ‘seeing’ and ‘understanding’ that might enhance a praxis‐oriented theoretical perspective in healthcare delivery.
ISSN:1320-7881
1440-1800
DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1800.2007.00367.x