Patricia McFadden

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Patricia McFadden
PhD
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Patricia McFadden (born 1952) is a radical African feminist, sociologist, writer, educator, and publisher from

eSwatini.[1] She is also an activist and scholar who worked in the anti-apartheid movement for more than 20 years.[2] McFadden has worked in the African and global women’s movements as well. As a writer, she has been the target of political persecution.[2] She has worked as editor of the Southern African Feminist Review and African Feminist Perspectives.[3][4] She currently teaches, and advocates internationally for women's issues.[1] McFadden has served as a professor at Cornell University, Spelman College, Syracuse University and Smith College in the United States.[1] She also works as a "feminist consultant", supporting women in creating institutionally sustainable feminist spaces within Southern Africa.[1]

Personal life

She attended the

Warwick University in the United Kingdom in 1987.[1]

Career

She worked as a program officer in the Southern African Regional Institute for Policy Studies (SARIPS) in Zimbabwe, from 1993 to 2005.[1] She worked as editor of the Southern African Feminist Review from 1995 to 2000. She served as international dean at the International Women’s University (IFU) from 1998 to 2000 in

Department of African American Studies
.

Work

As a writer, McFadden’s main areas of intellectual inquiry are: sexuality, reproductive and sexual health, and identity, violation and citizenship for African women.[1] She has presented numerous papers at universities, conferences and seminars internationally in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Namibia, South Africa, Ghana, Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, Brazil, China, Germany, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom and others.

Publications

Essays

  • "Becoming Postcolonial: African Women Changing the Meaning of Citizenship" - 2005.[5]
  • "Challenging HIV and AIDS: Resistance and Advocacy in the Lives of Black Women in Southern Africa"[1]
  • "War Through a Feminist Lens"[1]
  • "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Positioning Feminism in the ‘Africa Debate,’ and ‘Patriarchy'"
  • "Sexuality and Globalization"[1]

Books

  • "Gender in Southern Africa: A Gendered Perspective" (Sapes Books)- 1998[2]
  • "Reflections on Gender Issues in Africa" (Sapes Books) - 1999[2]
  • "Reconceptualizing the Family in a Changing Southern African Environment" with Sara C. Mvududu (Africa Institute of South Africa), 2001.[2][6]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Spelman College: Cosby Chairs Archived 4 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c d e "Patricia McFadden to speak on neoliberalism, humanitarianism in Africa Sept. 22". Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Escuela abierta de – feminismo". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Patricia McFadden, The Challenges and Prospects for the African Women's Movement in the 21st Century". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. ^ Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism - Becoming Postcolonial: African Women Changing the Meaning of Citizenship, Project MUSE.
  6. ^ "Patricia McFadden Books New, Rare & Used Books - Alibris". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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