Social Science : Feminism & Feminist Theory

This collection intervenes into the debates surrounding feminism’s contentious relationship with domesticity in popular culture. The contributors touch on topics ranging from reality television shows like How Clean is Your House? to the figure of the maid in contemporary American cinema. more...

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Drawing on the experiences of women from Africa, Latin America and Asia, this book challenges traditional development practices of North over South, arguing for the inclusion of issues such as identity and political action as the way forward. more...

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This collection of essays by leading feminist thinkers from North and South constitutes a major new attempt to reposition feminism within development studies. Feminism’s emphasis on social transformation makes it fundamental to development studies. Yet the relationship between the two disciplines has frequently been a troubled one. At present, the way in which many development institutions function often undermines feminist intent through bureaucratic structures and unequal power quotients. Moreover, the seeming intractability of inequalities and injustice in developing countries have presented feminists with some enormous challenges. Here, emphasizing the importance of a plurality of approaches, the authors argue for the importance of what ‘feminisms’ have to say to development. more...

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This text documents the various forms of feminist activism in the 1990s, exploring the meaning of feminist activism" and its interpretation within women's studies and other disciplines. An historical overview of the development of feminist activism" more...

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Surveys the history of feminist anthropology. This work offers examples of feminist ethnographic work. Comprised of five sections, each framed by a theoretical and bibliographic essay, this reader focuses on the ways that feminist anthropology gave rise to important concepts in anthropology. more...

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