Open Boundaries: A Canadian Women's Studies Reader

by Barbara A. Crow, Lise Gotell

Open Boundaries is a broad collection of reading with an interdisciplinary approach to Women’s Studies. Each chapter offers students a brief introduction, followed by excerpts and articles which present current debates through scholarly, fictive, journalistic, and personal narratives. The new third edition consists of 39 contemporary readings, 22 of which are all new. Short author biographies precede each reading, introducing students to current voices from the world of Canadian Women’s Studies. The text is organized into 5 chaptered units, covering the definition of ‘woman’ in Canadian studies; the Changing Context of Activism; Engendering Violence ; Culture, the Body and Femininity; and Sexuality.

Genres: Womens, Nonfiction

384 pages, Paperback

First published March 10, 2004

Reviews

[Eve · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another book from my university days. I took a Women's Studies class and this was one of the required readings. The book is academically written, dry much of the time but does have its interesting tidbits. It can be a definite eye opener, as it was for many of the men who also took that same course that summer so many years ago. Want to understand women better? Read the book and see some of the issues they have faced and many still continue to face. From gender and societal expectations to race relations.