Decolonial Imaginings

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This transdisciplinary study examines how mobilities take on social forms and lead to multiple belongings. It integrates decolonial feminist theory, border theory, and diaspora studies to explore borders and boundaries, focusing on the politics of connectivity arising from struggles over “difference.” The author investigates the power dynamics at the intersections of gender, race, class, ethnicity, and sexuality, analyzing their relationship to diaspora, law, and literature, as well as affect, memory, and cultural politics. Highlighting the tragedies at impervious borders, the book addresses the economies of abandonment, particularly the plight of individuals in boats in the Mediterranean, many of whom have died due to failures by NATO and European coast guards. The author revisits concepts of “nomad thought” and its feminist reinterpretation, assessing their contemporary relevance. Additionally, the study delves into the politics of “Black” in Britain, emphasizing the feminist perspectives of African Caribbean and South Asian women, while also examining the stereotypical representations of Muslim women amid rising Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism. It further considers the complexities surrounding the #MeToo movement and the role of whiteness in these discussions.