Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies: An Interdisciplinary Approach

by Melissa J. Gillis, Andrew T. Jacobs

Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Second Edition, is a truly interdisciplinary and intersectional text featuring global examples for women's, gender, and sexuality studies. Its student-centered rhetorical approach and pedagogical features--including an engaging image program, prompts for activism, a comprehensive glossary, appendices of key terms, annotated bibliographies for additional reading, and "Feminisms in Brief"--aid students in assimilating fundamental women's and gender studies terms and concepts. While it is a textbook and not an anthology, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies adopts the best facets of the anthology approach: it includes discussions of frequently anthologized writers and writing that is more engaging and narrative in style than traditional textbooks. The book systematically covers core interdisciplinary concepts so that students are prepared for women's and gender studies courses in a variety of disciplines.

Genres: Read For School, Academia, Gender Studies, Feminism

560 pages, Paperback

Published October 15, 2019

Reviews

[Diz · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an introductory textbook that covers a wide range of topics in the field of women's studies and gender studies. The text is easy to read and very approachable for those who are new to these fields. It even includes some topics that one might not expect it to cover such as race and social class. If you're looking to get into these fields, this is a great place to start.

[Lindsay]

Read as part of an Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies course.

[Kathryn D · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this for my Introduction to Women and Gender Studies course at my university. I thought that the textbook was fascinating and I thoroughly enjoyed reading 90% of it. Two specific chapters were incredibly dense and challenging for me to get through, which is why this gets 4/5 stars, but the majority of this read better than any other textbook I’ve ever had. I enjoyed reading it so much that I picked up a minor in the subject of Women and Gender Studies. I thought that this was a very unbiased perception of the topics discussed and I don’t regret reading this whatsoever. I love how much knowledge I gained about the world and that I can use to combat the homophobes, the racists, and the sexists to say the least. I am proud to call myself a queer feminist.

[Aqeel Shah]

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