Why Feminism Matters

Feminism Lost and Found
2009. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-230-21619-8
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

This exciting book is an innovative and creative critique of the theories and practices of feminism, arguing that it still matters in the 21st century. Written by a mother and daughter authorial team, the book presents a dialogue across generations and reinstates a politics of difference and the importance of the category of 'woman'.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woodward, K.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Contemporary Voices: Starting Now I Said, She Said, We Said The Promise of Technoscience A Grown up Politics of Difference Visibility, Invisibility, Silence Absences Material Bodies: Bodies as Situations Conclusion: Lost and Found Appendix References

Über Autor(innen)

Author Kath Woodward: Kath Woodward is Professor of Sociology and Head of Department in the Sociology Department at the Open University, UK. Her interests bring together feminist theory, gender studies and sport. She is author of Boxing, Masculinity and Identity, Social Sciences: The Big Issues, Why Feminism Matters, Embodied Sporting Practices, and Sex, Power and the Games.