What is Decolonial Feminism?

In the fifth session of the political teach-in series, Françoise Verges discusses the meaning of decolonial feminism by taking a step back and moving away from big statements about feminist principles and looking into the very simple yet profound question of who cleans the world and the importance of asking ourselves this question every time we enter a space; only then are we able to see the manufacturing of an invisible, exploited work usually performed through the bodies of the indigenous and racialized black women and how this division of labor is anchored in the history of slavery and colonialism; guiding us to look at decolonization as a dismantling of an unjust world order.
Author(s): Françoise Vergès
Date Published: 2023

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