@article{859604,
      recid = {859604},
      author = {West, Traci C.,},
      title = {Solidarity and defiant spirituality : Africana lessons on  religion, racism, and ending gender violence /},
      pages = {vii, 313 pages ;},
      abstract = {The United States has consistently positioned itself as a  moral exemplar, seeking to export its philosophy and values  to other societies. Yet in this book. Traci C. West argues  that the U.S. has much to learn from other countries when  it comes to addressing gender-based violence. With a  transnational focus on religion and racism, West brings a  new perspective on culturally uprooting violence against  women and girls. West traveled to Ghana, Brazil, and South  Africa to interview activists involved in the struggle  against this violence. In each of these places, as in the  United States, Christianity and anti-black racism have been  implicated in gender violence. In Ghana and Brazil, in  particular, Christian colonial and trans-Atlantic slave  trade histories directly connect with the socioeconomic  development of the Americas and the rape of black slave  women. Calling attention to current violence in the U.S.  and elsewhere that includes marital rape, sex trafficking,  domestic violence, and the targeting of lesbians, the book  offers and expansive and nuanced view of how to promote  activist solidarity in tackling this violence. It features  bold and inspiring approaches by black women leaders and  riveting narratives about West's encounters with them.  Ultimately, West calls for us to learn from the lessons of  Africana activists, drawing on a defiant Africana  spirituaity as an invaluable resource in the quest to stop  the seemingly chronic problem of gender-based violence.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/859604},
}