Djamila Ribeiro is a philosopher, essayist, editor, and one of the most influential leaders in the Afro-Brazilian women’s rights movement. Padma Viswanathan is a novelist, nonfiction writer, and translator. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a novelist and nonfiction writer.
“Djamila Ribeiro’s influential book Where We Stand boldly claims a space for Black feminism in Brazil. This long-awaited translation offers new audiences a rare opportunity to encounter the rich ideas of an emerging generation of Black women academics and activists who are fearless in pushing for social change.”—Patricia Hill Collins, author of Black Feminist Thought “This is a major work by an accomplished theorist and academic activist who is helping to change academic life in Brazil. Ribiero articulates in a clear and compelling way the concept of ‘speaking place’ as a transnational approach to intersectional feminist theory. I learned so much from this book.”—Linda Alcoff, City University of New York