SURFACING: ON BEING BLACK AND FEMINIST IN SOUTH AFRICA
Desiree Lewis, Gabeba Baderoon
Loot.co.za (R270)
WITS UNIVERSITY PRESS
THIS book is touted as the first collection of voices offering their perspectives as black South African feminists. Desiree Lewis is a feminist theorist and Gabeba Baderoon a poet and feminist scholar and, between them, have curated the thoughts and perspectives of some of our top writers and thinkers, making this an essential resource on the subject.
In this collection, radical polemic sits side by side with highly personal essays, critical theory coexists with rich and inspirational life histories. Among the contributors are Patricia McFadden, Panashe Chigumadzi, Sisonke Msimang, Zukiswa Wanner, Yewande Omotoso, Zoë Wicomb and Pumla Dineo Gqola.
For anyone interested in feminism here and now, the book offers vivid and…
