This exciting book is an innovative and creative critique of the theories and practices of feminism, arguing that it still matters in the 21st century. Written by a mother and daughter authorial team, the book presents a dialogue across generations and reinstates a politics of difference and the importance of the category of 'woman'.



Autorentext
Author Kath Woodward: Kath Woodward is Professor of Sociology and Head of Department in the Sociology Department at the Open University, UK. Her interests bring together feminist theory, gender studies and sport. She is author of Boxing, Masculinity and Identity, Social Sciences: The Big Issues, Why Feminism Matters, Embodied Sporting Practices, and Sex, Power and the Games.

Inhalt
Introduction Contemporary Voices: Starting Now I Said, She Said, We Said The Promise of Technoscience A Grown up Politics of Difference Visibility, Invisibility, Silence Absences Material Bodies: Bodies as Situations Conclusion: Lost and Found Appendix References
Titel
Why Feminism Matters
Untertitel
Feminism Lost and Found
EAN
9780230245242
ISBN
978-0-230-24524-2
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Veröffentlichung
16.09.2009
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Dateigrösse
1.19 MB
Anzahl Seiten
192
Jahr
2009
Untertitel
Englisch