Fearless Speech in Indonesian Women's Writing: Working-Class Feminism from the Global South - Paperback

by Jafar Suryomenggolo (Author)

By offering perspectives from Indonesian female workers, this book discusses the contemporary progress of working-class feminism from the Global South. It presents a critical reading of the socio-political conditions that allow female workers to narrate their lives and work as precariat labor toiling under the forces of globalization. Its analysis centers on their writings which appear in the form of legal documents, personal accounts, essays, and short stories. Thus, the book shows how these women change their situation by challenging the political order and demanding gender justice with their fearless speech.

Author Biography

Jafar Suryomenggolo is associate member of the Centre Asie du Sud-Est (CASE), Paris, France, and visiting research fellow at the Institute for Southeast Asian Studies, Jeonbuk National University (JISEAS), South Korea.