Woman, Native, Other: Writing Postcoloniality and Feminism (Midland Books) [Paperback]

Trinh T. Minh-Ha (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 27, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0253205034 | ISBN-13: 978-0253205032 | Edition: 1St Edition

"... methodologically innovative... precise and perceptive and conscious... " —Text and Performance Quarterly

"Woman, Native, Other is located at the juncture of a number of different fields and disciplines, and it genuinely succeeds in pushing the boundaries of these disciplines further. It is one of the very few theoretical attempts to grapple with the writings of women of color." —Chandra Talpade Mohanty

"The idea of Trinh T. Minh-ha is as powerful as her films... formidable... " —Village Voice

"... its very forms invite the reader to participate in the effort to understand how language structures lived possibilities." —Artpaper

"Highly recommended for anyone struggling to understand voices and experiences of those 'we' label 'other'." —Religious Studies Review

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" ... methodologically innovative ... precise and perceptive and conscious ... " Text and Performance Quarterly "Woman, Native, Other is located at the juncture of a number of different fields and disciplines, and it genuinely succeeds in pushing the boundaries of these disciplines further. It is one of the very few theoretical attempts to grapple with the writings of women of color." Chandra Talpade Mohanty "The idea of Trinh T. Minh-ha is as powerful as her films ... formidable ..." Village Voice " ... its very forms invite the reader to participate in the effort to understand how language structures lived possibilities." Artpaper "Highly recommended for anyone struggling to understand voices and experiences of those 'we' label 'other'." Religious Studies Review

About the Author

Trinh T. Minh-ha is a writer, filmaker, and composer. Her works include the books: The Digital Film Event (Routledge 2005); Cinema Interval (Routledge 1999); Drawn from African Dwellings (in coll. with Jean-Paul Bourdier, Indiana University Press 1996); Framer Framed (Routledge 1992); When the Moon Waxes Red. Representation, gender and cultural politics (Routledge 1991); Out There: Marginalisation in Contemporary Culture (Co-editor with Cornel West, R. Ferguson & M. Gever. New York: New Museum of Contemporary Art and M.I.T. Press, 1990); En minuscules (book of poems, Edition Le Meridien 1987); African Spaces - Designs for Living in Upper Volta (in coll. with Jean-Paul Bourdier, Holmes & Meier 1985); En art sans oeuvre, International Book Publishers, Inc

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Indiana University Press; 1St Edition edition (April 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0253205034
• ISBN-13: 978-0253205032
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #306,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars foundational text, July 12, 2007

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This review is from: Woman, Native, Other: Writing Postcoloniality and Feminism (Midland Books) (Paperback)

No need for superlatives here- Minh-Ha's work speaks for itself. Beautifully written in her unique style, this particular text will change the way you think about history, memory, women's work, postcolonialism and diaspora. Does not read like a 'theory' book but is absolutely foundational.

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be REQUIRED READING for all, October 3, 2011

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This review is from: Woman, Native, Other: Writing Postcoloniality and Feminism (Midland Books) (Paperback)

read it for feminist theory..and have not stopped quoting it and thinking about it and referencing it and going back to it...
it should be required reading for all..esp graduate students...esp those in the social sciences...esp those in feminist theory...

7 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Woman, Native, Other... What?, February 18, 2008

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This review is from: Woman, Native, Other: Writing Postcoloniality and Feminism (Midland Books) (Paperback)

This "book" is quite possibly the most nonsensical, self-indulgent collection of phrases I've ever encountered. If I weren't assigned this in class, and perhaps despite that fact, I would have thought it was a publisher's joke. And not the funny kind, the "see what kind of drivel we can put out when we panderingly label it 'academic' and 'post-modern'" kind. This book made me lose faith in publishing, academia, anthropology, and film studies, so I guess it succeeded in something.