September 11, 2001: Feminist Perspectives

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Susan Hawthorne, Bronwyn Winter
Spinifex Press, 2002 - History - 500 pages
Exploring international feminist perspectives of September 11, this collection brings together women who discuss the connections between war, terrorism, fundamentalism, racism, global capitalism, and male violence. Breaking through the silence of women's voices, giving immediate reactions and reflective essays on the events of that day, this anthology provides insight into issues such as Western involvement in the Arab world, the language used to justify military intervention, the roots of terrorism, the ongoing situation in the Middle East, and the plight of women, children, and all civilians throughout the world as a result of Western foreign policy. Contributors include Ani DiFranco, Barbara Ehrenreich, Eve Ensler, Barbara Kingsolver, Arundhati Roy, the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan, and many more.
 

Contents

As It Happened
5
Revolutionary Associa
14
Madeleine Bunting
26
Barbara Kingsolver
35
Makere Stewart
42
Diverse Women
48
Is This a Feminist War?
148
Judith Gardam
156
Statement on Attacks in the
293
Farida Akhter Huntingtons Clash of Civilisations
297
Feminist Reflections
316
Arundhati Roy The Algebra of Infinite Justice
331
Bronwyn Winter Who Will Mourn on October 7?
360
Evelyne Accad The Phallus of September 11
412
Catharine A MacKinnon State of Emergency
426
Bronwyn Winter If Women Really Mattered
450

Montserrat Boix
165
Forever Victims
201
By Any Standard This Is a
209
Naomi Klein
215
Womens International
223
GABRIELA Network
230
Contributors
481
Transnational Feminists
493
Terrorism Globalisation Biodiversity
495
Women Oppose
496
Revolutionary Associa
498
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Susan Hawthorne is the author/editor of 25 books published in five languages across 20 territories. Her non-fiction books include Bibliodiversity (2014), Wild Politics (2002), and The Spinifex Quiz Book (1993). She has been active in the womens liberation movement since 1973, was involved in Melbournes Rape Crisis Centre and performed as an aerialist in two womens circuses. She has taught English to Arabic-speaking women, worked in Aboriginal education and has taught across a number of subject areas in universities. She is Adjunct Professor in the School of Humanities at James Cook University, Townsville. Among her awards, she was the winner of the 2017 Penguin Random House Best Achievement in Writing in the Inspire Awards for her work increasing peoples awareness of epilepsy and the politics of disability. She has won awards for her contribution to the gay and lesbian community and to publishing.

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