.Africana Womanism: A Cultural Response to Patriarchy, Colonialism, and Feminist Limitations | ||
| مجلة کلية الآداب بالوادي الجديد | ||
| Volume 11, Issue 21, April 2025, Pages 1188-1201 PDF (371.61 K) | ||
| Document Type: بحوث علمية محکمة | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mkwn.2025.466089 | ||
| Authors | ||
| أ/ الشيماء سامي مبارز يوسف1; أ.د/ سحر عادل محمد بھجت2; د/ أسماء إسماعيل مرسي3 | ||
| 1معيدة بقسم اللغة الإنجليزية كلية الآداب- جامعة الوادي الجديد | ||
| 2أستاذ بقسم اللغة الإنجليزية كلية الآداب- جامعة المنيا | ||
| 3مدرس بقسم اللغة الانجليزية كلية الآداب- جامعة الوادي الجديد | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present study seeks to investigate the theoretical paradigm of Africana Womanism which is designed to explore the African women’s racial and social suffering. The framework of Africana Womanism is formulated by Clenora Hudson-Weems in her attempt to respond to the struggles, quest for identities, and aspirations of African women. Such framework addresses the shortcomings of its precedent feminist theories - Western Feminism, and Alice Walker’s Womanism - that have failed to depict the particular historical, racial, and cultural realities of Africana women. Instead, the movement provides a more inclusive and culturally-based analysis of African women’s racial and social suffering and their role in the struggle for liberation. In this context, the study attempts to examine the factors which have led to the emergence of Africana Womanism—namely the ubiquitous influence of patriarchy, the inheritance of colonialism, and the diasporic displacement of Africans. Moreover, the study tackles how Africana Womanism differs from its previous feminist and womanist theories which do not adequately capture the lived experiences of Africana women. In addition, the study delineates the fundamental principles of Africana Womanism in an attempt to summarize its essential philosophy and goals. By placing Africana Womanism in its historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts, this study demonstrates its relevance as an intellectual and practical movement for promoting the empowerment and agency of African women. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Western Feminism; Alice Walker’s Feminism; Africana Womanism; Patriarchy; Diaspora | ||
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