Feminisms Matter Debates, Theories, Activism

Name: Feminisms Matter Debates, Theories, Activism
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ISBN: 9781442605008

ISBN-10: 1442605006

ISBN-13: 9781442605008

Edition: 2012

Authors: Victoria L. Bromley

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'I'm not a feminist, but...'What does it mean to accept or resist a feminist identity? Feminisms Matterconfronts the major reasons people offer for not being feminists by breaking apart stereotypes of feminists, unraveling myths about women's history, and challenging assumptions about feminists and feminisms.In this lively narrative, newcomers to women's and gender studies explore a refreshing introduction to the relevance and history of women's movements as well as to the critical intersections of feminist activism and theory with race, class, age, sexuality, and ability studies. Within this topical focus, readers are challenged to confront any apprehensions about theory and to recognize…

Book details

List price: $43.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication date: 10/14/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Victoria L. Bromleyteaches at the Pauline Jewett Institute of Womenss and Gender Studies at Carleton University.



Acknowledgements


Introduction



Don't Call Me That! Feminism and Other "F-words"



What's Feminism Done (For Me) Lately? Feminist Contributions



How Do I Know What I Know? Epistemology and Theory



Making My Head Spin: Critical Intersectionality



So Many Details and So Much Reading: Feminist Theories



From Universalizing to Queering and Globalizing Theories



Taking Feminism on the Road: Feminist Methods



It's Not Dead? Connecting the Dots across the Waves of Feminisms



Don't Men Count, Too? Feminisms and Masculinities



The Strategies That Empower Us: Feminist Activism



Still Struggling: Making Change


Works Cited and Suggested Readings


Index