Black Women, Black Voices: The contribution of a Spivakian and Black Feminist Analysis to Studies of Sport and Leisure

Aarti Ratna

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    Abstract

    This chapter provides a more detailed theoretical account of both Black feminist epistemology and Spivak's thesis and its significance and relevance for critical social science work in sport and leisure. It addresses the problematic representation of Black women in sport and then examines the epistemological tenets of the work of Spivak and Collins. The chapter also provides some consideration of 'who' should and could represent the sporting lives and voices of Black women. It focuses on the value of postcolonial thinking (Spivak) and Black feminist thinking (Collins) for social justice projects. The chapter presents the sport and leisure researchers with one way of garnering knowledge that can be used to improve Black women's material realities. The humanist vision of intellectuals such as Spivak and Collins reflects their political desires to effect change for the good of humankind more broadly, for women and men who need strategies to thrive and survive in relation to conditions of marginality and discrimination.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationSport, Leisure and Social Justice
    EditorsJonathan Long, Thomas Fletcher, Beccy Watson
    Place of PublicationLondon
    PublisherRoutledge
    Chapter12
    Number of pages15
    ISBN (Electronic)9781315660356
    ISBN (Print)9781138960459
    Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2017

    Publication series

    NameRoutledge Critical Perspectives on Equality and Social Justice in Sport and Leisure
    PublisherRoutledge

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