Spurgas, Alyson K.
Decolonize Self-Care (Decolonize That!)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781682193358
- author:
- Spurgas, Alyson K.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- OR Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 286
- Dimensions:
- 17.5 x 12.7 x 2 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Race Relations,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Decolonize Self-Care offers a sharp critique of contemporary self-care practices, examining how they often perpetuate inequality and exclude marginalized voices. The authors argue that the self-care industry is built on the backs of wealthy, cisgender, white women in the global north, co-opting feminist rhetoric to sell products and services. Through careful research and analysis, Spurgas and Meleo-Erwin propose a more radical vision for care, one that prioritizes communal, collective, anti-racist, and anti-capitalist forms of support. Drawing on critical feminist disability studies, madness studies, Black feminist scholarship, decolonial theory, and intersectional critique, they re-theorize care outside the boundaries of current self-care rhetoric. This book is a smart and thought-provoking read, offering valuable insights for both academics and lay readers interested in challenging dominant narratives around self-care and social justice.
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