Reviews
Feminism without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity by Chandra Talpade Mohanty
anitadisguised's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
it was a really good i'd recommend if you're interested in intersectional/transnational feminism. i'd give maybe 4.5 instead of 5 just because there were some parts i was interested more than others and sometimes a sentence would take up a whole paragraph and were challenging to read or that i felt were repeating a bunch of the same stuff in the same section. for the most part it was pretty accessible and readable. there is a lot of information to think about.
it was a really good i'd recommend if you're interested in intersectional/transnational feminism. i'd give maybe 4.5 instead of 5 just because there were some parts i was interested more than others and sometimes a sentence would take up a whole paragraph and were challenging to read or that i felt were repeating a bunch of the same stuff in the same section. for the most part it was pretty accessible and readable. there is a lot of information to think about.
anna_near's review against another edition
4.0
This book is an important and thought-provoking contribution to the feminist movement that provides insightful critiques of Western feminist theory and the ways in which it has often failed to take into account the experiences and perspectives of women from non-Western countries. Mohanty's emphasis on the importance of practicing solidarity across borders is super compelling. Her arguments for the need to move beyond "universal" feminist theories that fail to acknowledge the diversity of women's experiences are both powerful and convincing. Her call for a more inclusive and intersectional approach to feminism is sorely needed.
At times, the book was hard to follow as it is very dense. The author definitely wrote this for an audience that already knows a lot about feminist theory and all of the terminology. That's not necessarily a flaw, but it does make it way less accessible to a wider audience.
At times, the book was hard to follow as it is very dense. The author definitely wrote this for an audience that already knows a lot about feminist theory and all of the terminology. That's not necessarily a flaw, but it does make it way less accessible to a wider audience.
aloozahra's review against another edition
5.0
One of the most profound and influential reads of my life. This book propelled me forward in an unmeasurable way as a scholar. Mohanty's scholarship is something that I think I will be grappling with always, and I know that the depth and thoroughness of her work in this book is something that I will be returning to on multiple occasions. I can only imagine that with each read, there is more to understand on entirely new levels, and I am excited to re-approach it in the future with insights that I hopefully will be able to acquire myself.
baddogjordan's review against another edition
4.0
Great read. Works through a ton of feminist scholarship/ideas and works to point out their strengths and limitations. Offers a lot of provocative viewpoints with regards to mission work, academia, corporations, feminist movements, and individual life.
maggiedelano's review against another edition
3.0
This book was interesting and provided an excellent critique of Western feminism and globalization, with recommendations for changes in feminist scholarship and practice that is anticapitalist and antiglobalization.
While I appreciate her points, I found it ironic that her book is talking about creating a "feminism without borders" and yet her work is very theoretical and a challenging read.
Her points are nuanced, as she discussed at much length, but I felt that this book could have been a lot shorter and still gotten her points across.
While I appreciate her points, I found it ironic that her book is talking about creating a "feminism without borders" and yet her work is very theoretical and a challenging read.
Her points are nuanced, as she discussed at much length, but I felt that this book could have been a lot shorter and still gotten her points across.
beirutibombshell's review against another edition
Such an important book for feminist theory. It's a bit wordy so it requires active reading (keep a dictionary near by).
ericad0613's review against another edition
2.0
DNF. Very academic, just couldn’t get through. I think I have to stop reading books that are a collection of essays. There is inevitably an analysis of some other text I haven’t read which seems like something people write for school.