Colonialism and Gender Today
Can we understand gender relations in today\u2019s neoliberal world without understanding colonialism? As Raka Ray points out, colonialism put in place new understandings about gender and gender relations, many of which continue to affect how people in countries like India think and interact and are governed. Colonialism and its legacies have also influenced how feminists in the Global South and their counterparts in the Global North view and treat each other.\nMesserschmidt et al., eds., Gender Reckonings: New Social Theory and Research NYU Press, 2018\nThe post Colonialism and Gender Today appeared first on KPFA.