ABSTRACT
In the past three decades, feminist scholars have produced an extraordinary rich body of theoretical writing in humanities and social science disciplines. This revised and updated second edition of Theorizing Feminism: Parallel Trends in the Humanities and Social Sciences, is a genuinely interdisciplinary anthology of significant contributions to feminist theory.This timely reader is creatively edited, and contains insightful introductory material. It illuminates the historical development of feminist theory as well as the current state of the field. Emphasizing common themes and interests in the humanities and social sciences, the editors have chosen topics that remain relevant to current debates, reflect the interests of a diverse community of thinkers, and have been central to feminist theory in many disciplines.The contributors include leading figures from the fields of psychology, literary criticism, sociology, philosophy, anthropology, art history, law, and economics. This is the ideal text for any advanced course on interdisciplinary feminist theory, one that fills a long-standing gap in feminist pedagogy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|129 pages
Inventing Gender
part |73 pages
Defining Feminism and Feminist Theory
chapter 4|22 pages
Anti-Anti-Identity Politics
part |52 pages
Mutual Influence: Humanities and Social Science
part Two|101 pages
Sex, Sexuality, and Gender
part |61 pages
From Sex to Sexuality
chapter 8|38 pages
The Politics of Androgyny in Japan
part |36 pages
Constructing Gender
part |39 pages
Conceptualizing Difference
chapter 12|17 pages
Deconstructing Equality-Versus-Difference
part Three|142 pages
Gender, Race, and Class
part |45 pages
Race and Gender
part |92 pages
Postcolonialism
part |48 pages
Work, Class, and Gender
chapter 17|22 pages
From High Heels to Swathed Bodies
chapter 18|26 pages
Hegemonic Relations and Gender Resistance
part Four|118 pages
Questioning Feminisms
part |66 pages
Women, Citizenship, and Activism
part |49 pages
Feminism/Postfeminism