This volume provides a systematic introduction to gender studies from a cultural and literary studies perspective. Topics include gender history since 1800, theoretical approaches (Écriture féminine, Foucault, Butler), feminist debates through to the present day (#MeToo), and neighboring fields (queer studies, men's studies, postcolonial studies, film studies). It also addresses reading methods in literary and cultural studies.

Lisa Wille, TU Darmstadt; Franziska Schößler, Universtity of Trier, Germany.