#MeToo and the Politics of Transnational Feminism

"A provocative, timely, and original text challenging normative understandings of the epistemologies and directionalities of the #MeToo movement…Foregrounding transnational feminist frameworks of comparing, decentering, and recognizing, #MeToo and the Politics of Transnational Feminism offers a brilliant analysis of #MeToo as a form of social media activism anchored in the materiality of gendered violence in the Global South and North. This book belongs on feminist bookshelves, classrooms and organizing spaces." - Chandra Talpade Mohanty, author of Feminism without Borders, Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity "Breathes new life into our understanding of the MeToo movement. This anthology brilliantly demonstrates the power of transnational feminist analyses by rooting the movement in diverse time-spaces and pushing us beyond narrow interpretations of sexual victimization. What makes this collection particularly compelling—and essential reading—is that it shows what happens when transnational feminist scholars come together: they challenge us to rethink received wisdom, not only about MeToo but also about the contours of feminism." - Jyoti Puri, Boston University "Given the historic significance of #Metoo, the present volume is deeply necessary. It accomplishes three critical tasks simultaneously: it interrupts US-centric narratives of #Metoo, bringing in rich case studies from around the globe; it applies a transnational feminist framework that centers global, neocolonial and other power relations; and it uses said rich case studies to push the transnational feminist framework itself in interesting ways. This will be important reading for students of social movements, gender studies, globalization, and digital life." - Vrushali Patil, author of Webbed Connectivities: The Imperial Sociology of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality. "Emerges at a timely contemporary moment with respect to the pursuit of women's rights and equality. The volume makes an important contribution to the ongoing debates, sometimes celebratory, but also fraught, regarding the impact of #MeToo for women's human rights and equality, both within the USA and abroad. The volume is a refreshing compilation of global feminist voices examining the impact of the #MeToo movement, highlighting #MeToo's possibilities and limitations, and offering a notable global reckoning. The comprehensive analytical framework, embodying a range of transnational perspectives, as well as blending activist and theoretical viewpoints, is welcome and crucial at this historical juncture." - Penelope Andrews, New York Law School