Feminism and feminist theory Books

<p><strong>The first volume of Virginia Woolf's <em>The Common Reader </em>is an engaging collection of literary essays addressing those who read for pleasure, rather than for academic purposes, as she reflects on literature,...

The first edited volume solely dedicated to the philosophy of Adriana Cavaero.

Examines traditional sites of binary thinking in ancient Greek texts and culture to demonstrate surprising ambiguity, especially with regard to sexual difference.

An interdisciplinary analysis of gender, race, empire, and colonialism in fin-de-siècle Spanish literature and culture across the global Hispanic world.

A feminist approach to the Anthropocene that recovers the relevance of sensation and phenomenology.

Argues for postcoloniality as a model for philosophical practice.

First book in English to offer a thorough introduction to key concepts and figures in Spanish feminist thought.

The first in-depth analysis of the radical feminist theory and coalitional praxis of scholar-activist María Lugones.

Demonstrates how film adaptations intersect with feminist discourse in neoliberal Mexico.

This book introduces voices of Native activists blazing trails of resistance in new fields of engagement.

This book gestures toward a future in which, through a more nuanced and productive discourse, we can better support Jewish educators and students and engage Jewish members of the discipline as better accomplices in antiracism.

This volume explores the various ways that the concept and practice of resilience inhabit the thinking and lived experiences of Filipina philosophers.

This book explores the complex history of child marriage as a social and feminist issue in India across different domains. It critically reviews a wide range of historical, demographic, and legal scholarship on the subject, questions existing approaches,...

Tinder Lucida provides an archive of images produced as part of my three year social media project that took place on my personal Facebook page. I began regularly capturing mobile phone selfies posing as various personas, employing the Tinder dating app...

This study looks at the origins of the modernist movement, linking gender, modernism and the literary, before considering the bearing these discourses had on Djuna Barnes's writing. The main contribution of this innovative and scholarly work is the...

This ethnographic study examines the transnational relations among feminist movements at the end of the twentieth century, exploring two differently situated women's organizations in the Northeast Brazilian state of Pernambuco. This book takes what some...

Women in the Victorian period were acknowledged to be the "religious sex," but their relationship to the doctrines, practices, and hierarchies of Christianity was both highly circumscribed, which has been well documented, and complexly creative, which...

Scholars of academic sport studies have long debated the relationship between sport and gender. Modern sport forms have been shown to have historically supported ideals of male superiority, by largely excluding women and/or celebrating only men's...

Within both feminist theory and popular culture, establishing similarities between embodied practices rooted in different cultural and geo-political contexts (e.g. 'African' female genital cutting and 'Western' cosmetic surgery) has become increasingly...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018An Edgar Award nominee for best critical / biographicalBest of 2018 according to Kirkus, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The Portland Mercury, Bustle, Thrillist, and Electric LitA New York Times Editor's...

The most courageous women are the ones fighting battles no one knows about.The Art of Breathing is a contemporary collection of poetry written for and inspired by women who have been oppressed and overshadowed in today's society. This collection deals...

A Story based on true accounts of a Reporter who is kidnapped and then loses memory, will she be able to find the truth behind her lost memory?Dive into the captivating depths of "The Girl in the Well," a mesmerizing bestseller that will send shivers...

Feminist solidarity rises to a whole new level of meaning in this darkly humorous take on the ultimate disposal method for the irredeemably awful husband.Juno and Lulu, former drug-abusing teenage bad girls, have come a long way. They're older now, more...

"La question féminine" d'Edward et Eleanor Marx Aveling est un ouvrage qui aborde les problématiques liées à l'émancipation des femmes au XIXe siècle. Écrit par le couple Aveling, tous deux engagés dans les mouvements socialistes et féministes de...

Este estudio recorre los principales términos clave y referencias que componen el universo literario de Jorge Semprún, con el objetivo de facilitar la comprensión de una obra caracterizada por la intertextualidad y la expresión de los principales sucesos...

This study proposes an epistemological model on the basis of a streamlined and heavily modified German Idealism. Applying my model to the work of Charles Baudelaire, I conclude that the specific conditions of material modernity produce an epistemological...

When, why and how can religion and culture be both sources, and places of expression for fundamentalisms, particularly in relation to politics? Those are the central questions asked throughout this book alongside a discussion on the result when religion,...

"The supreme religious test of our social order is the hideous commerce of prostitution."-Jane AddamsIn this profound and influential work, Addams confronts the societal scourge of prostitution with unwavering clarity and compassion. Drawing from her...

This feisty feminist book is unlike any other you may have read.  Spiritual, real, raw, and unapologetic, this book pulls no punches. It's comprised of four sections: The Journey, explores our rites of passage, the challenges women face and...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'Herland Trilogy' is widely recognized as a classic of early feminist literature. It recounts the utopian advances made in 'Herland' - a parthenogenetic all-female society isolated from the rest of humanity...

Dans le féminisme il y a le mot et la chose. Le mot est né en France... Quant à la chose, elle est plutôt d'origine américaine...En réalité, le programme de l'émancipation féminine, que nous étudierons, article par article, suivant l'ordre dans lequel...

A la vérité, ce qu'on appelle pompeusement l' ascension intellectuelle de la femme semble incompatible avec les obligations de l'épouse et de la mère. Dès l'enfance, on initie la future compagne de l'homme aux connaissances les plus indigestes. On...

Detailing twelve personal narratives of transformation through feminist education and activism, Audacious Voices is an accessible, pragmatic book that emphasizes hope, empathy, resiliency, and solutions in a time of so many entrenched problems.

Most feminists agree that successful prostitution reform requires that prostitutes be respected by their clients, peers, and the community. Although respect is not the only criterion necessary for acceptable reform, many feminists believe that the...

In this book Hay argues that the moral and political frameworks of Kantianism and liberalism are indispensable for addressing the concerns of contemporary feminism. After defending the use of these frameworks for feminist purposes, Hay uses them to argue...

Although Hegel and feminism seem an unlikely couple, Hegelian philosophy played a prominent part in the thinking of groundbreaking feminist philosophers from Simone de Beauvoir to Luce Irigaray. This book offers a new generation of feminist readings of...

If you have ever felt like your emotions have no place in either your professional life or your personal one, you're not alone. Janine Jeanson has been there, and she's determined to educate readers so we can break the cycle of unhealthy emotional...

New Feminist Research Ethics re-examines the place of the ethical in feminist research and identifies new ethical priorities for feminist researchers. As urgent social, political and environmental challenges demand new ethical sensibilities, contributors...

While celebrating the centenary of the "annus mirabilis" of modernism, we now encounter modernism after postmodernist, poststructuralist, postcolonial, critical race, feminist, queer and trans writing and theory. Out of the figures, narratives and...

Carol Bacchi’s scholarship is both substantial and wide-ranging. Beginning her academic career as a historian in the field of English-Canadian women’s suffrage, Bacchi has made innovative and insightful contributions to the fields of feminist...

By drawing on qualitative research conducted in universities in Cyprus, this book presents an account of life in the academy from a feminist perspective. In doing so, the texts uncover new gendered identities emerging as a result of neoliberal and...

MeToo movement, gender pay gap, manspreading, catcalling - you hear these terms more and more often these days, and they all revolve around one topic: feminism. Feminism affects us all and a sound basic knowledge of the subject is essential, especially...

En bref, je suis arrivée à Penrose. Rien n'était normal ; ici les gens ne semblent pas avoir de soucis. Leur histoire n'est pas la nôtre. J'ai cherché sur des cartes, mais pas de chance. Toutefois, même si j'essaie de sortir, je recule toujours. Je crois...

This book draws its inspiration from the age-old conflict between the sexes. Men have forever been in conflict with women over who can do what, who should do what, and probably to put it more succintly, who can do what better than the other. This...