Feminist Theory Reader: Local and Global Perspectives

by Carole R. McCann (editor)

The fourth edition of the Feminist Theory Reader continues to challenge readers to rethink the complex meanings of difference outside of contemporary Western feminist contexts. This new edition contains a new subsection on intersectionality. New readings turn readers’ attention to current debates about violence against women, sex work, care work, transfeminisms, and postfeminism. The fourth edition also continues to expand the diverse voices of transnational feminist scholars throughout, with particular attention to questions of class.



Introductory essays at the beginning of each section bring the readings together, provide historical and intellectual context, and point to critical additional readings. Five core theoretical concepts—gender, difference, women’s experiences, the personal is political, and intersectionality—anchor the anthology’s organizational framework. New to this edition, text boxes in the introductory essays add excerpts from the writings of foundational theorists that help define important theoretical concepts, and content by Dorothy Sue Cobble, Cathy Cohen, Emi Koyama, Na Young Lee, Angela McRobbie, Viviane Namaste, Vrushali Patil, and Jasbir Puar.

Genres: Feminism, Nonfiction, Womens Studies, Textbooks, Theory, Academic, Feminist Theory

689 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 15, 2002

About the author

Carole McCann is professor of gender and women's studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is the author of Birth Control Politics in the United States, 1916-1945, and coeditor of Feminist Theory Reader: Local and Global Perspectives.

Reviews

[Dealulcudor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I expected it to place me in a state of enlightenment. It successfully failed to do so. It is more an eclectic collection of essays and chapters on feminism, rather than a solid book of epiphany-giving knowledge.

[Freda Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of all the feminist theory essay collections that I have read, this one has the most diverse authorship. In terms of nationality, in terms of race, in terms of sexual orientation, in terms of gender identity, in terms of class. I was impressed with this collection of authors. Overall, I really think the subject matter itself varied quite a bit too and between all of the essays, it covered a lot of ground. My only serious criticism is a criticism that I have with a lot of academic writing, which is that a lot of these people don't write beautifully. And I know, it's an essay, not a poem Freda. But if we love the pen, and we're choosing the pen as our weapon against the patriarchy, shouldn't we write well? Shouldn't the sentences sound as strong as the stances that we're taking? A lot of the writing was clunky, repetitive, and seemingly unintentionally vague or confusing. That annoyed me.

[Yasmine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommended! You can get back into reading this book over and over and yet learn something new every single time.

[tamanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

this reader was a joy to read! no add-and-stir model, firmly rooted in transnational feminisms. made me consider pieces i've read before in new ways and in relationship w other pieces/places/thinkers, and i got to read a LOT of new stuff!

[Mills College Library]

305.4201 F3302 2017

[Bailey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read parts of this for GWS-249. Interesting.

[Tobi]

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[Bekka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book for beginners looking into Feminist Theory, or even someone more advanced looking for a collection of Feminist Theory.

[Moneeza Rafiq · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very comprehensive reader, and a very sufficient one if you are using it for studies.