Abstract
This chapter introduces a transnational view on vigilance by examining the ambiguous politics of state feminism in the Global South and its neoliberal connectivities. Referring specifically to Ghanaian "feminist" histories and the problematic gendered rhetorics of a former minister of state in charge of the state gender machinery, the chapter argues for a vigilant feminist critique that not only comprehensively deconstructs the contradictions of state feminism but also envisions new discursive infrastructures for building a more democratic future. Besides its transdisciplinary decolonial discursive praxis, a vigilant feminist critique emphasizes a cosmopolitics of critique for explaining the transnational manifestations of state feminism and privileges the Global South as a critical standpoint from which to envision a new politics of vigilance.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Feminist Vigilance |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 43-64 |
Number of pages | 22 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030597931 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030597924 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Jan 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Global South
- Neoliberal empowerment
- State feminism
- Transnationalism
- Vigilant feminist critique