Feminisms and Womanisms: A Women's Studies Reader - Softcover

Althea Prince (editor) & Susan Silva-Wayne (editor)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889614113 ISBN 13: 9780889614116

Publisher: Canadian Scholars, 2004

Synopsis

Feminisms and Womanisms brings together theory and practical application, so that feminist discourse interacts as a partner with the lived experience of women's social action. The selections combine classics in feminist thought with work from modern theorists and offer a solid foundation in international feminism.

The conceptual understanding embedded in the terms feminism and womanism contributes to feminist discourse, a carefully differentiated focus on the ideological uses of language to define relationships that have been historically mired in domination. The terms also define the way gender often has been used to signify and support domination. Given that feminism and womanism are interpretive concepts, there is always a sense that knowledge-making is in progress; for there is nothing static or stagnant about feminism, feminist theory and feminist action.

The formative nature of the feminist movement has, of necessity, a parallel interpretive theory. This reader embraces both the formative nature of the movement and the accompanying interpretive theories. It also pays attention to the chronological, cultural, geopolitical, racial and ethnic landscapes and sites where women live, carry out social action and theorize issues of equality. For both the general and academic reader, this book will be edifying while providing exposure to the feminist, womanist voices that inform the scholarship.

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About the Author

Dr. Althea Prince has taught at York University and the University of Toronto. She is also a fiction writer and essayist.

Dr. Susan Silva-Wayne has taught social work at McMaster University, Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Wisconsin. She has 30 years of social work practice with women and families in Canada and the United States. Dr. Silva-Wayne is currently the social work editor at Canadian Scholars' Press and Women's Press.|Dr. Susan Silva-Wayne has taught social work at McMaster University, Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Wisconsin. She has 30 years of social work practice with women and families in Canada and the United States. Dr. Silva-Wayne is currently the social work editor at Canadian Scholars' Press and Women's Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: Canadian Scholars
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889614113
• ISBN 13: 9780889614116
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 650