WOMANISM RISING

Womanism Rising concludes Layli Maparyan s three book exploration of womanist studies The collection showcases new work by emerging womanist authors who expand the womanist idea while extending womanism to new sites new problems and new audiences Maparyan organizes the contributions around five key ideas The first section looks at womanist self care as a life saving strategy The second examines healing the Earth as a prerequisite to healing ourselves In Part Three the essays illuminate how womanism s politics of invitation provides a strategy for enlarging humanity s circle of inclusion while Part Four considers womanism as both a challenge and antidote to dehumanization The final section delves into womanism s potential for constructing worlds and futures In addition Maparyan includes a section of works by womanist visual artists Defiant and far sighted Womanism Rising takes readers on a journey into a new generation of concepts ideas and strategies for womanist studies