Law, Femicide, and Countercolonial-Feminist Praxis
This book unearths the buried legacies of modern legal thought, exposing femicide’s deep ties to the afterlives of colonial slavery, while forging countercolonial paths to justice.
In 2018, shortly after the femicide of Marielle Franco, a Black feminist council member in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil elected far-right authoritarian Jair Bolsonaro as president. Within months, femicide rates surged by 220%,...
This book unearths the buried legacies of modern legal thought, exposing femicide’s deep ties to the afterlives of colonial slavery, while forging countercolonial paths to justice.
In 2018, shortly after the femicide of Marielle Franco, a Black feminist council member in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil elected far-right authoritarian Jair Bolsonaro as president. Within months, femicide rates surged by 220%,...
