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English
Yale University Press
17 January 2025
The instant bestseller from Djamila Ribeiro that sparked a major Black feminist movement in Brazil

""Part theory, part manifesto, part history. . . . [Where We Stand] has the makings of a truly modern feminist classic.""—Literary Hub, ""Most Anticipated Books of 2024""

In a society shaped by the legacies of enslavement, white supremacy, and sexism, who has the right to a voice? In this elegant essay, Djamila Ribeiro offers a compelling intervention into contemporary discussions of power and identity: the concept of ""speaking place."" A crucial component of conversations on race and gender in Brazil, speaking place is the idea that everyone has a social position in the world and that what we are able to say, and how it is received by others, depends on it. Ribeiro traces the history of Black feminist thought through several centuries, examining the ways that Black women have been silenced, ignored, and punished for speaking.

Building on feminist standpoint theory, and in conversation with the works of Sojourner Truth, bell hooks, Audre Lorde, and others, Ribeiro invites all of us to recognize where we stand, to imagine geographies different from those we've inherited, and to speak a more humane world into being.
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Imprint:   Yale University Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 127mm, 
ISBN:   9780300269642
ISBN 10:   0300269641
Series:   The Margellos World Republic of Letters
Pages:   104
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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.

Reviews for Where We Stand

“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


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