Speaking Subalterns Tales, Testimonials and Translations.
In this paper, feminist ethnography methodologies are critically analyzed in connection with pertinent feminist theories about difference, culture, and colonialism. Issues of translation are discussed with reference to women who are not ordinarily privileged with the authority to speak of their experience. This paper also considers the dominant Western perspective in anthropological methods, and raises questions about international perspectives from women in relation to ethnicity, race, and class. This paper is primarily concerned with oral histories, and the feminist theories that are relevant to this methodological approach. 7 pgs. 9 sources.