Challenging Reproductive Control and Gendered Violence in the Américas: Intersectionality, Power, and Struggles for Rights

By Sarah De Los Santos-Upton and Leandra Hinojosa Hernández

Book Overview

Challenging Reproductive Control and Gendered Violence in the Am ricas: Intersectionality, Power, and Struggles for Rights utilizes an intersectional Chicana feminist approach to analyze reproductive and gendered violence against women in the Am ricas and the role of feminist activism through case studies including the current state of reproductive justice in Texas, feminicides in Latin America, raising awareness about Ni Una M s and anti-feminicidal activism in Ciudad Ju rez, and reproductive rights in Latin America amidst the Zika virus. Each of these contemporary contexts provides new insights into the relationships between and among feminist activism; reproductive health; the role of the state, local governments, health organizations, and the media; and the women of color who are affected by the interplay of these discourses, mandates, and activist efforts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149854259X
• ISBN13: 9781498542593
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"