Mary Eagleton

A Concise Companion to Feminist Theory (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

The Concise Companion to Feminist Theory introduces readers to the broad scope of feminist theory over the last 35 years.

• Introduces readers to the broad scope of feminist theory over the past 35 years.
• Guides students along the cutting edge of current feminist theory.
• Suitable for students and scholars of all fields touched by feminist thought.
• Covers an exceptionally broad range of disciplines, discourses and feminist positions.
• Organised around concepts rather than schools of feminism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781405143073
• Artikelnr.: 38281826

Autorenporträt

Mary Eagleton is Reader in the School of Cultural Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University. She is the author of Feminist Literary Theory: A Reader (Blackwell Publishing, Second Edition, 1996), and its accompanying Working with Feminist Criticism (Blackwell Publishing, 1996).

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on Contributors vii
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction 1
Mary Eagleton
1 Place and Space 11
Linda McDowell
2 Time 32
Krista Cowman and Louise A. Jackson
3 Class 53
Rosemary Hennessy
4 'Race' 73
Kum-Kum Bhavnani and Meg Coulson
5 Sexuality 93
Rey Chow
6 Subjects 111
Chris Weedon
7 Language 133
Sara Mills
8 Literature 153
Mary Eagleton
9 The Visual 173
Griselda Pollock
10 Feminist Philosophies 195
Rosi Braidotti
11 Cyberculture 215
Jenny Wolmark
12 Feminist Futures 236
Sara Ahmed
Select Bibliography 255
Index 257

Rezensionen

"A Consise Companion to Feminist Theory is essential reading for researchers engaged in the diverse fields of feminist studies ... Even non-specialist readers with a view to getting started in feminist theory and practice will find the book quite interesting and thought provoking. A book with such a wide sweep of readership is no mean achievement."
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