Feminist Knowledge (RLE Feminist Theory): Critique and Construct (Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415635128 ISBN 13: 9780415635127

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

The ‘minority’ feminist viewpoints have often been submerged in the interests of maintaining a mainstream, universal model of feminism. This anthology takes into account the various differences among women while looking at the important areas of feminist struggle. While sisterhood is indeed global, it certainly does not mean that all women are required to submerge their specific differences and assimilate to a universal model. Consequently, the collection includes essays by leaders in the field of post-structuralist enquiry as well as by those immersed in the new spirituality, and the social consequences of recent biological research. Other essays reflect the political struggles which continue to be waged with different strategies by socialist and radical feminists, and the self-searching analyses undertaken by feminists uneasy about their inclusion within educational institutions and the radical new interpretations of sexuality within the cultural domain. The collection begins with a critique of white mainstream feminism emanating from Aboriginal women in Australia. The implications of the critique indicate that there is a pervasive racism within the feminist movement.

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Sneja Gunew

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415635128
• ISBN 13: 9780415635127
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Gunew Sneja