Moving Toward Global Feminism: Consciousness of Borders and Implementing Angry Feminism

Abstract

In this Thesis, I argue that in order to get to global feminism, there must be a consciousness of borders, such as racism, islamophobia, sexism, etc, and there must be an implementation of angry feminism to combat patriarchal systems. In Chapter One: Moving Toward A More Global Feminism, I introduce theorists Said, Djebar, Spivak, and Mohanty, to lay the groundwork for understanding those borders. In Chapter Two: Under The Western Gaze: An Example of One Arab-American Woman\u27s Experience in the United States, I examine Laila Lalami\u27s The Other Americans and apply the theorists\u27 ideas from Chapter One: Moving Toward A More Global Feminism. In Chapter Three: Angry Feminism in the Arab World: An Inspiration for Women in the United States, I argue that feminist activists in the Arab world are making great strides toward global feminism, and their activism and implementation of what I term angry feminism can be inspirational for women living in the United States. In order to get to a more global form of feminism, borders must be transcended and anger must move to the forefront