Reading Across Borders

In light of postcolonial and feminist critiques of 'experience' and 'identity', how can feminists engage stories of marginalized peoples' experience in the development of feminist theories and modes of activism that take account of the diversity of women's situations? How can feminists use the powerful tools of storytelling in ways that do not essentialize or objectify marginalized women? Shari Stone-Mediatore brings together the theoretical perspectives of Hannah Arendt and postcolonial theory to develop a 'post-positivist' account of narrative which can form the basis for a progressive feminist politics.

Auteur

SHARI STONE-MEDIATORE is a Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Contenu

PART ONE: HANNAH ARENDT AND THE PUBLIC ROLE OF STORYTELLING A Post-Positive Theory of Narrative Neither Truth Nor Ideology: The Public Role of Storytelling Toward a Critical Theory of Stories PART TWO: COUNTERSTORIES AND CROSS-BORDER POLITICS Marginal-Voice Narratives and the Problem of 'Experience' Storytelling in a Global Context Reading Across Borders: A Hermeneutics for Global Feminism