For decades now, writers, filmmakers, artists and others have been interested in the feminine issue in their artistic works. Their narratives bring to the light terms such as feminisms and sororities in diverse political and cultural contexts. Our book aims to explore different aspects of feminism and solidarity, of female individual and group struggles and of their social affirmation through the centuries and on different continents. The volume follows a diachronic, interdisciplinary and intergenerational approach on the topic of contemporary feminisms seen through the lens of feminine sororal and solidarity links (or through their lack of) during centuries and in different Francophone geographies. A diverse theoretical approach is present in the volume: from gender theories, racial theories, socio-critical and anthropological theories to Girlhood Studies and Cultural Studies among others.
Ramona Mielusel is Associate Professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA. She is interested in interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to Contemporary French and Francophone Cultural Studies with a special focus on immigration, transnationalism, multiculturalism, postcolonial studies, and identity politics. She is the author of several monographs and edited volumes as well as numerous articles and book chapters in her research field.
This book is relevant for specialists in literary studies, comparative studies, studies on intermediality, feminist studies, and gender studies. The volume is also suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of French and Francophone Studies and other related fields. Due to its broader approach, it is a publication that can interest the public in general (not limited to an academic environment).