ABSTRACT
It has been more than 40 years since feminist thinkers entered academia and began the work of introducing feminist studies into the curricula of their respective disciplines; feminist theory has firmly established itself as part of the social and cultural theory canon. Through a focus on the many varied ways feminist theory has been categorized – for instance, ‘waves’, analytic distinctions’ or ways of conceptualizing gender relations – this chapter presents the development of feminist thought as an ongoing collective project.
