Ok so I promised months and months ago to post a book list about women in the African diaspora. And then I didn’t…
But here s a collection of books (some I’ve read, some I haven’t). None of these books necessarily discusses how Black women fit into the African Diaspora (read my dissertation when it’s done!) but I think it’s useful to engage with Black women in a global context. That’s what I love.
Also, as a disclaimer these books are based on my own interests personally and academically. And I’ve left out the U.S. because there are a lot of books in that subject area that people can find easily:
Invisible Woman: Growing Up Black in Germany by Ilka Huegel-Marshall
The Black Woman Cross Culturally edited by Filomena Chioma Steady
The Heart of the Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain by Beverly Brian, Stella Dadzie and Suzanne Scafe (absolute favorite)
Negras in Brazil: Re-Envisions Black Women, Citizenship, and the Politics of Identity by Kia Lilly Caldwell
Showing Our Colors: Afro-German Women Speak Out edited by Mary Opitz, Katharina Oguntoye, and Dagmar Schultz
From Homebreakers to Jailbreakers: Southall Black Sisters edited by Rahila Gupta (To be clear SBS was always mostly Asian women but there’s a specific reason why it’s here. If you want to know why feel free to ask.)
Women’s Organization and Democracy in South Africa: Contesting Authority by Shireen Hasim
Women and Resistance in South Africa by Cherryl Walker
Motherland: West Indian Women to Britain in the 1950s by Elyse Dodgson
*obvs this list is not comprehensive but I think it’s a pretty good start
told ya’ll
I’ve read Showing Our Colors. Excited to check out the other books!
Definitely will be checking these out.
(via upfromsumdirt)
