IngentaConnect Contemporary feminist writers: envisioning a just world

Authors: Riley Jeannette; Torrens Kathleen; Krumholz Susan

Source: Contemporary Justice Review, Volume 8, Number 1, March 2005 , pp. 91-106(16)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

A vision of feminist social justice emerges in the writings of contemporary American women writers Toni Morrison, Joy Harjo, Barbara Kingsolver, and Adrienne Rich. Their collective bodies of work envision a world that does not devalue and separate people, a world connected to ideals of justice grounded in the interrelationships of words and deeds. These writers argue that we need to create a new way of seeing and interacting with the world around us, recognizing our individual responsibilities for creating better communities, questioning government actions, and seeking, above all, a society that sustains people regardless of gender, race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, or access to resources. As such, these writers variously articulate what we propose as a feminist vision of justice--one which asserts that interdependence, responsibility, respect for and relationship with the environment, and an ethics of care are the foundation for a more reasoned and reasonable practice of justice.

Keywords: Community; Ethics; Feminism; Interdependence; Social Justice; Art and Social Change

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/10282580500044127

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