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192.168.6.56/handle/123456789/20131| Title: | Social Sciences for an Other Politics Women Theorizing Without Parachutes |
| Authors: | Graham, J.K. Gibson Ana Cecilia Dinerstein |
| Keywords: | Women Theorizing Without Parachutes |
| Issue Date: | 2016 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Description: | The story of this book begins with an intuition. I had an idea that made me happy and I had to pursue it. As I was walkinghomefromworkthatday,Iwassmilingalone,duetothejoybrought about by the simple thought that others would feel the same and would join in. I thought of several female academic-activists who I admire,read and cite inmyownwork,whoIknowinpersonorwhoseworkIfollow,andwhoIfeel closeto.Ibelievedthatwewerealldoingsomethingverysimilar,despitethe obvious differences in the topics or areas of study. What was it? I considered several ideas. Clearlywe wereall critical, committed, responsible, interesting. Wewerealldiscussingnewformsofcriticalthinking,prefiguration,etc.Allof whichwastrue.ButIwasnotconvinced.Afterawhile,nowhavingdinneron myown,Ithoughttomyself:whatwearedoingis ‘venturingbeyond’.Ilove thisexpressionthatBlochusesinhisThePrincipleofHope,thatis,‘thinkingis venturingbeyond’.Ihaveusedthisexpressionbefore.Venturingbeyondthe given.Másallá...and‘venturingbeyondthewire’asametaphordrawnfrom the Movement of Rural Landless Workers when they trespass by cutting the wire of a fertile but unoccupied land, to then occupy and plant their seeds. |
| URI: | http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/20131 |
| ISBN: | 978-3-319-47776-3 |
| Appears in Collections: | Gender |
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