“Intersectionality, Transnationalism, and Decolonization: Key Factors for Cross-Cultural Feminist Solidarity”

Abstract

In Feminism without Borders, Chandra Talpade Mohanty (1955–), a postcolonial as well as transnational feminist and a distinguished professor of women and gender studies, advocates that intersectionality, transnationalism, and decolonization of established pedagogies and practices are the key factors for building cross-cultural feminist solidarity. She thinks that borders have to be transcended and all social, cultural, racial, ethnic, and class-based parameters are needed to consider understanding the oppression as well as the privileges of women around the world. Mohanty says without borders does not mean borderless, rather, it incorporates all the borders, irrespective of race and nation, to get the plural and/or multiple perspectives of feminist movements. She believes it is not the universal notion of sisterhood but the notion of feminist solidarity, which is significant for the emancipation of women from every walk of life.

Keywords

• Intersectionality
• Transnationalism
• Decolonization
• Feminist Solidarity
• Chandra Talpade Mohanty
• Feminism Without Borders