Rethinking Women's and Gender Studies

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Formato:
Paperback
Editore:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Anno di pubblicazione
2012
Lingua:
Inglese
Pagine:
392
Dimensioni:
235 X 156
Codice EAN:
9780415808316
Generi:
Social Sciences, Gender Studies Social Sciences, Sociology
Curatore:
Ann Braithwaite, Diane Lichtenstein, Catherine M. Orr
Prezzo di copertina:
$ 49,95

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Rethinking Women's and Gender Studies re-examines the field's foundational assumptions by identifying and critically analyzing eighteen of its key terms. Each essay investigates a single term (e.g., feminism, interdisciplinarity, intersectionality) by asking how it has come to be understood and mobilized in Women's and Gender Studies and then explicates the roles it plays in both producing and shutting down possible versions of the field. The goal of the book is to trace and expose critical paradoxes, ironies, and contradictions embedded in the language of Women's and Gender Studies--from its high theory to its casual conversations--that relies on these key terms. Rethinking Women's and Gender Studies offers a fresh approach to structuring Feminist Theory, Senior Capstone, and introductory graduate-level courses in Women's and Gender Studies.

Indice

Preface Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION: Why Rethink: Critical Genealogies in the Discipline Part 1: Foundational Assumptions Section Introduction 1. Feminism, Layli Maparyan 2. Interdisciplinarity, Diane Lichtenstein 3. Methods, Katherine Side 4. Pedagogy, Susanne Luhmann 5. Points to Ponder Part 2: Ubiquitous Descriptions Section Introduction 6. Activism, Catherine M. Orr 6. Waves, Astrid Henry 7. Besiegement, Alison Piepmeier 8. Community, Martha McCaughey Points to Ponder Part 3: Epistemologies Rethought Section Introduction 9. Intersectionality, Vivian May 10. Identity (Politics), Scott Morgensen 11. Queer, Jennifer Purvis Points to Ponder Part 4: Silences and Disavowals Section Introduction 12. Discipline, Ann Braithwaite 13.History, Wendy Kolmar 14. Secularity, Karlyn Crowley 15. Sexuality, Merri Lisa Johnson Points to Ponder Part 5: Establishment Challenges Section Introduction 15. Trans, Bobby Noble 16. Institutionalization, Aimee Carrillo-Rowe 17. Transnational, Laura Parisi Points to Ponder CONCLUSION: Continuing the Conversation Web Resources Reference List About the Contributors Index

L'Autore

CATHERINE M. ORR is Professor and Chair of Women's and Gender Studies at Beloit College. Her work has been published inaWomen's Studies Quarterly, Hypatia, NWSA Journal, and Feminist Collections. She served as National Conference Chair for the National Women's Studies Association (2006-08). ANN BRAITHWAITE is Associate Professor and Director of Women's Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island. She is co-author of Troubling Women's Studies (2004), co-editor of Atlantis: A Women's Studies Journal, and former President of the Canadian Women's Studies Association. DIANE LICHTENSTEIN is Professor of English and former Chair of Women's Studies as well as of Interdisciplinary Studies at Beloit College. She co-edited: a special issue of Women's Studies Quarterly (1999) focused on feminist activism and Women's Studies; and a cluster of essays on locations in the NWSA Journal (2005).