February 16, 2026
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Imperialist Feminism: A Historical Overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrWYb7u3jKo

In this talk at UC, Berkeley (March, 2013), Dr. Kumar argues that the West has often used the liberation of brown women as an excuse for empire. She debunks this rescue narrative starting with the Afghan war and then going back to 19th century colonial narratives in regard to Muslim women.


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