You might feel that this fight is too big for you. How on earth can you dismantle so many complex, long-standing systems of oppression? My answer: piece by piece.Brown Girl Like Me is an inspiring memoir and empowering manifesto that equips women with the confidence and tools they need to navigate the difficulties that come with an intersectional identity. Jaspreet Kaur unpacks key issues such as the media, the workplace, the home, education, mental health, culture, confidence and the body, to help South Asian women understand and tackle the issues that affect them, and help them be in the driving seat of their own lives.Jaspreet pulls no punches, tackling difficult topics from mental health and menstruation stigma to education and beauty standards, from feminism to cultural appropriation and microaggressions. She also addresses complex issues, such as how to manage being a brown feminist without rejecting your own culture, and why Asian girls – the second highest performing group of students in the country – aren't seen in larger numbers in universities and head offices.Interviews with brilliant South Asian Women of all walks of life as well as academic insight show what life is really like for brown women in the diaspora. Part toolkit, part call-to-arms, Brown Girl Like Me is essential reading for South Asian women as well as people with an interest in feminism and cultural issues, and will educate, inspire and spark urgent conversations for change.
CONTRIBUTORS: Jaspreet KaurEAN: 9781529056310COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 416 gHEIGHT: 223 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan MacmillanDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Self-Esteem, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic RelationsWIDTH: 143 cmSPINE:
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Subject matter intended specifically for women and/or girls, Relating to British South Asian people, Feminism and feminist theory, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude
Jaspreet voices all the taboos of a brown girl's existence with truth, honesty and blatancy, Stunning . . . this is not just an insightful declaration of empowerment. The book is a toolkit designed to equip women with the confidence they need to navigate an intersectional identity., Jaspreet’s writing provides vital access to a beautifully captured experience of growing up in a diverse Britain: this results in a beautifully informative, entertaining and affirming book., A rousing manifesto, borne from Kaur's wide-ranging personal experiences and those of other strong brown women, for taking our identities and power back from society and fully owning our voices and places in the world. Beyond "essential reading", this book should be "canonical reading.", This is an authentic, bold and and inspiring read. It talks about some of the most crucial topics in society which I can strongly identify with. As an Indian woman who was brought up in Scotland, I felt her book amazingly reflected most of my own personal experiences at the same time... I believe all brown girls and beyond will find a piece of themselves between these pages. The book is informative and important. I would highly recommend it!
Jaspreet Kaur, also known by her online handle 'Behind the Netra' is an award-winning spoken word artist, history teacher and writer from London. She is passionate about gender issues, taboo subjects and encouraging positive social change in both the Asian community and wider society. Her work tackles issues related to gender discrimination, mental health stigma, the postcolonial immigrant experience, and more. Jaspreet is a regular on the BBC and Sunday Morning Live and worked with the UN on the HeforShe campaign. She is currently a Research Fellow at Birkbeck University's Centre for British Political Life. Brown Girl Like Me is her essential and empowering guidebook.
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You might feel that this fight is too big for you. How on earth can you dismantle so many complex, long-standing systems of oppression? My answer: piece by piece.Brown Girl Like Me is an inspiring memoir and empowering manifesto that equips women with the confidence and tools they need to navigate the difficulties that come with an intersectional identity. Jaspreet Kaur unpacks key issues such as the media, the workplace, the home, education, mental health, culture, confidence and the body, to help South Asian women understand and tackle the issues that affect them, and help them be in the driving seat of their own lives.Jaspreet pulls no punches, tackling difficult topics from mental health and menstruation stigma to education and beauty standards, from feminism to cultural appropriation and microaggressions. She also addresses complex issues, such as how to manage being a brown feminist without rejecting your own culture, and why Asian girls – the second highest performing group of students in the country – aren't seen in larger numbers in universities and head offices.Interviews with brilliant South Asian Women of all walks of life as well as academic insight show what life is really like for brown women in the diaspora. Part toolkit, part call-to-arms, Brown Girl Like Me is essential reading for South Asian women as well as people with an interest in feminism and cultural issues, and will educate, inspire and spark urgent conversations for change.
CONTRIBUTORS: Jaspreet KaurEAN: 9781529056310COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 416 gHEIGHT: 223 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan MacmillanDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Self-Esteem, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic RelationsWIDTH: 143 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Subject matter intended specifically for women and/or girls, Relating to British South Asian people, Feminism and feminist theory, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude
Jaspreet Kaur, also known by her online handle 'Behind the Netra' is an award-winning spoken word artist, history teacher and writer from London. She is passionate about gender issues, taboo subjects and encouraging positive social change in both the Asian community and wider society. Her work tackles issues related to gender discrimination, mental health stigma, the postcolonial immigrant experience, and more. Jaspreet is a regular on the BBC and Sunday Morning Live and worked with the UN on the HeforShe campaign. She is currently a Research Fellow at Birkbeck University's Centre for British Political Life. Brown Girl Like Me is her essential and empowering guidebook.
In Die vyf susters maak speurder Adriaan Kruger sy buiging saam met Alex Muller, ’n skryfnaam van die suksesvolle Eleanor Baker. Ek was nogal gretig om dit te lees en die hoop het glad nie beskaam nie.
Die verhaal open met ’n toneel wat die tafel dek vir ’n moordraaisel wat wil herinner aan Agatha Christie op haar beste. Daar is vyf ongetroude susters wat ’n afgesonderde lewe lei in ’n verwaarloosde huis, maar nou is die oudste van hulle “soos ’n lappop, slordig en minagtend op die vloer neergegooi” (p. 5) Rosa, die dominerende leier van die susters, het beswyk aan ’n skietwond aan die kop. Drie van die susters is oënskynlik in skok, die jongste een baie kalm.
Die ondersoek van die saak laat vir Adriaan Kruger sy loopbaankeuse betwyfel. Hy word geskets as ’n ordentlike man wat reken dat hy dalk objektiwiteit kortkom, maar tog skerper kyk as wat die susters sou vermoed. Dit word duidelik dat elkeen van die susters verdagtes kan wees, want Rosa was geensins geliefd by haar sibbe nie. Dan is daar nog verdere randkarakters wat eweneens motiewe kan hê om haar van kant te maak.
Hierdie is die eerste van vyf speurverhale wat tussen 1998 en 2003 verskyn het uit die pen van Eleanor Baker as Alex Muller. Die heruitgawe wat sopas uitgegee is deur Human & Rousseau, spog met ’n splinternuwe baadjie wat die aandag vestig op die belangrike element, naamlik die vuurwapen wat aan die speurder ’n interessante uitdaging gestel het.
Human & Rousseau is ’n druknaam van NB Uitgewers.