Theorizing Feminisms
A Reader
Published on 5. January 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
592 pages
978-0-19-515009-4 (ISBN)
Description
Theorizing Feminisms provides a survey of approaches to theoretical issues raised by the quest for gender justice. It takes as its organising questions: What is sexist oppression? What ought to be done about it? The goal of the text is to provide an overview of feminist reponses to, including a critique of, these questions. It is ideal for use in interdisciplinary feminist theory courses.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Undergraduate and graduate courses in feminist theory.
Illustrations
Halftones
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1090 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-515009-4 (9780195150094)
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Persons
Edited by Elizabeth Hackett, Assistant Professor and Director of Women's Studies Program, Agnes Scott College, Decatur and Sally Haslanger, Associate Professor of Philosophy, MIT
Content
SECTION I. BACKGROUND CONCEPTS ; OPPRESSION ; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION ; EPISTEMIC POSITION ; SECTION II: GENERAL APPROACHES TO SEX OPPRESSION ; THE SAMENESS APPROACH ("HUMANIST FEMINISM") ; THEORETICAL FRAMES ; CONTEXTUAL STUDIES ; THE DIFFERENCE APPROACH ("GYNOCENTRIC FEMINISM") ; THEORETICAL FRAMES ; CONTEXTUAL STUDIES ; THE DOMINANCE APPROACH ; THEORETICAL FRAMES ; CONTEXTUAL STUDIES ; SECTION III. LOCALIZING APPROACHES TO SEX OPPRESSION ; POSTMODERN FEMINISM ; THEORETICAL FRAMES ; CONTEXTUAL STUDIES ; FEMINIST IDENTITY POLITICS ; THEORETICAL FRAMES ; CONTEXTUAL STUDIES ; SECTION IV: FEMINIST ALLIES? ; POSTCOLONIAL THEORY ; NEO-MATERIALIST THEORY ; QUEER THEORY