by Camalita Naicker Abstract Events in the last decade of contemporary South African history have ruptured the normalised regime of politics on the mines and in the universities. These events began with the Marikana strikes in 2012 and South Africa’s hashtag movements – #rhodesmustfall, #feesmustfall, #RUReferencelist, (and relatedly #metoo).The rejection of representative forms of politics…
Category: Feminist Africa Volume 5, Issue 1 (2024) Africa’s 21st Century Feminist Struggles: Terrains, Formations and Politics
Editorial: Africa’s 21st Century Feminist Struggles: Terrains, Formations and Politics
by Dzodzi Tsikata and Lyn Ossome Introduction This issue of FA reflects on Africa’s 21st century feminist struggles and move- ments, paying particular attention to the continuities and changes in terrains, organisational formations, politics, and strategies. The issue is inspired by the visibility of young feminist leadership in recent and ongoing struggles for decolonisation, democratisation,…
Feminist Africa Volume 5, Issue 1 (2024) Africa’s 21st Century Feminist Struggles: Terrains, Formations and Politics
This issue of FA reflects on Africa’s 21st century feminist struggles and movements, paying particular attention to the continuities and changes in terrains, organisational formations, politics, and strategies. The issue is inspired by the visibility of young feminist leadership in recent and ongoing struggles for decolonisation, democratisation, economic justice, and emancipation such as the uprisings…