Feminism and feminist theory Books

Book SynopsisWhen precisely did the ideas, symbols and metaphors of patriarchy take hold of Western civilization? When were women, so central to the creation of society, moved on to the sidelines? Where is the evidence to support the notion that male dominance over women is a natural state of things? Gerda Lerner''s radical review of Western civilization shows that male dominance over women has nothing to do with biology, and everything to do with cultural and historical habits. Dr Lerner draws her evidence from a host of archaeological, literary, and artistic sources, using them to pinpoint the critical turning points in the allocation of women''s roles in society. She draws especially on archaeological evidence of the cultures of ancient Hebrew and Mesopotamian societies, cultures from which modern Western civilization has largely derived. This approach enables her to trace the ways in which men and women have been classified as essentially separate creatures - from ancient Greek philosophy onwards - and also to examine ways in which their experience of society differs, through the structures and symbols of class and religion. Most of all, by showing patriarchy as the result of an historical process, Lerner produces an irresistable argument that it can be altered, and ended, by similar means.Trade Review`A valuable contribution to history and women's studies.' BooklistTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Origins 2. A Working Hypothesis 3. The Stand-in Wife and the Pawn 4. The Woman Slave 5. The Wife and the Concubine 6. Veiling the Woman 7. The Goddesses 8. THe Patriarchs 9. Teh Covenant 10. Symbols 11. The Creation of Patriarchy Appendix: Definitions Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThirty leading women philosophers draw on and advance the rich heritage of the philosophical tradition to explore topics of pressing interest for today.Women of Ideas is edited by Suki Finn, based upon interviews by David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton, from Philosophy Bites, the world''s foremost philosophy podcast. These conversations illuminate diverse aspects of being human: personal, social, ethical, and political. The contributors discuss the relations between humans and animals, between genders, between tastes, between cultures, and between nations. They look at some of the things that are wrong with our world, such as injustice, deprivation, and bias; they consider the role of civility, trust, and consent in our interactions. There are reflections on the history of philosophy from Plato to Beauvoir, comparisons between Western philosophy and Buddhist philosophy, and discussion of philosophy in Africa. The volume concludes by investigating how philosophy works, how it makes progresTrade ReviewThe interviews are expertly edited to make them clear and accessible, while remaining rigorous and intellectually rich. Both the seasoned philosopher and someone who has never picked up a philosophy book before will learn a great deal. * Rebecca Buxton, Times Higher Education *A highly informative volume. * David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer *Enlightening work... the interviewees do an admirable job of communicating their ideas with clarity and conveying why these issues should matter to a layperson. Those interested in dipping their toes into philosophical waters would do well to peruse these bite-size takes. * Publishers Weekly *Table of ContentsAnecdotes Interviews Amia Srinivasan: What is a Woman? Janet Radcliffe Richards: Men's and Women's Natures Patricia Smith Churchland: What neuroscience can teach us about morality Christine M. Korsgaard: The Status of Animals Ashwini Vasanthakumar: Do victims have obligations too? Miranda Fricker: Blame and Historic Injustice Kimberley Brownlee: Social Deprivation Sarah Fine: The Right to Exclude Anne Phillips: Multiculturalism and Liberalism Jennifer Saul: Implicit Bias Martha C. Nussbaum: Disgust Elisabeth Schellekens: Disagreement about Taste Emma Borg: Language and Context Rebecca Roache: Swearing Teresa M. Bejan: Civility Katherine Hawley: Trustworthiness Onora O'Neill: Medical Consent Katalin Farkas: Knowing a Person Jennifer Nagel: Intuitions about Knowledge Susan James: Michel Foucault and Knowledge Kate Kirkpatrick: The Life and Work of Simone de Beauvoir Katherine J. Morris: Merleau-Ponty on the Body Alison Gopnik: Hume and Buddhism Katrin Flikschuh: Philosophy in Africa Angie Hobbs: Plato on War Helen Beebee: Possible Worlds Tamar Szabó Gendler: Why Philosophers use Examples Rebecca Newberger Goldstein: Progress in Philosophy Mary Warnock: Philosophy and Public Life Biographies

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Book SynopsisLost feminist classic from one of Renaissance Italy's most accomplished female writers

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Book SynopsisThis is the dream journal for every feminist babe and created by Sunday Times number one bestselling author of WHAT A TIME TO BE ALONE Chidera Eggerue.One of VOGUE''s 6 Female Writers to Read in 2018''Categorically one of the coolest women in Britain'' Cosmopolitan''The Millennial Mastermind'' ELLEThis book is dedicated to the woman who wants a better world. The woman who''s a lover, a learner but most importantly, a leader.------Scribble yourself feminist with this inspiring journal, designed to empower, inspire and entertain. From Chidera Eggerue, the woman behind The Slumflower and #saggyboobsmatter, and illustrated by Manjit Thapp, it''s BEAUTIFUL, FUNNY, and FEMINIST. What''s included??ALL THIS:*Colouring pages featuring Manjit''s beautiful illustrations of inspirational quotes and feminist heroines from around the world.<Trade ReviewAs a black woman, finding young authors who tell stories that you can connect with can be difficult . . . that changed when I found Eggerue. Eggerue's message transcends race and gender and is received by thousands of her fans who visit her page daily to get their dose of inspiration. -- Amarachi Nwosui * Okay Africa Magazine *

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Book SynopsisFeel empowered with your finances and discover the route to economic equality in this astonishing dissection of the gender wealth gap''Uncovers the realities of money in the modern world'' Stylist''This book will open your eyes'' 5***** Reader Review''Goes beyond talks of glass ceilings and gender pay gaps'' Dazed''Shocking and brilliant'' 5***** Reader Review________Did you know?Nearly 70% of Britain''s homeless are women.There are more men called Dave running the UK''s top 100 companies than there are women altogether.Women outperform men educationally at every level from high school to PhD - but still get paid less.In this astonishing dissection of the gender wealth gap, financial journalist Annabelle Williams explains why so few women rank among the super-rich and why women are the majority of those in poverty.From the personal - feeling <Trade ReviewAnnabelle Williams uncovers the realities of money in the modern world, and what exactly we can do about the fact that women are poorer than men * Stylist *Williams' book goes beyond talks of glass ceilings and gender pay gaps to a more nuanced look at the institutional oppression faced by women on a daily basis * Dazed *It is refreshing to see Williams challenge well-worn sexist myths . . . These debates are now greatly enriched thanks to Williams' contribution, democratic style and energetic lightness of touch * i *Tells us how to fight to be a financial feminist * Daily Mail *Essential reading for all serious feminists and 'femanists' and an important reminder that a lack of female leadership and representation at the top leads to an economic gender equality that affects all women, whatever their income level or role in society * Gill Whitty-Collins, author of Why Men Win At Work *Williams is passionate in her mission to educate women about finance... the great strength of this book comes from her generosity of spirit and desire to share her considerable financial expertise, providing a practical, democratic, user-friendly guide to the world of finance * i *Annabelle Williams demolishes the idea that women are just worse at negotiating pay, or choose low-wage industries * The Times *Sets out to get to the bottom of why the modern world is rigged unfairly in men's favour. * Stylist *

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Book Synopsis''It''s high time we expose and remedy the pseudo-feminist marketing malarkey holding women back under the guise of empowerment'' Amanda Montell, author of Wordslut________________Brands profit by telling women who they are and how to be. Now they''ve discovered feminism and are hell bent on selling ''fempowerment'' back to us. But behind the go-girl slogans and the viral hash-tags has anything really changed?In Brandsplaining, Jane Cunningham and Philippa Roberts expose the monumental gap that exists between the women that appear in the media around us and the women we really are. Their research reveals how our experiences, wants and needs - in all forms - are ignored and misrepresented by an industry that fails to understand us.They propose a radical solution to resolve this once and for all: an innovative framework for marketing that is fresh, exciting, and - at last - sexism-free.________________Trade ReviewA brilliant book -- witty and wise. A fast-track primer to gender bilingual marketing: the skill of being able to connect with 100% of your potential market and avoid the lazy, systemic default of outdated and ineffective brandsplaining -- Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO of 20-firstAn outrageously important book. Erudite, funny, and deeply engaging -- with no condescension or bullshit -- Brandsplaining sets out why the male monologue continues to monopolize, and what to do about it -- Dr Aarathi Prasad, author of Like A Virgin: how science is redesigning the rules of sexFilled with fascinating and funny insights, Brandsplaining is not just about marketing but also about how gender identities can be (and are) shaped and mis-shaped, branded and rebranded. If you think we've moved on from 'Good Girl' to 'Go Girl', think again! This is great food for thought in any debates about the path to gender irrelevance - or even gender neutrality -- Professor Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered BrainWhat an important piece of research, and what an interesting read! This book has the power to change the way that people see everything -- Sophie Devonshire, CEO of The Marketing SocietyOn our way to dethroning patriarchy's hold on capitalism, books like this are critical. It's high time we expose and remedy the pseudo-feminist marketing malarkey holding women back under the guise of empowerment - and Brandsplaining is here to help us do just that -- Amanda Montell, author of WordslutWith the male-dominated marketing monologue in the dock, this is a compelling and forensically constructed case for the prosecution. The accused's guilt practically drips off the pages. But like all good crime stories, there's a route to reform and redemption at the end -- Paul Kemp-Robertson, co-founder, Contagious

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Book Synopsis'A warm-hearted yet fierce fairy tale.'―H. G. Parry In the early 1900s, two sisters must navigate the magic and the dangers of the Fae in this enchanting and cozy historical fantasy about sisterhood and self-discovery. There is no magic on Prospect Hill—or anywhere else, for that matter. But just on the other side of the veil is the world of the Fae. Generations ago, the first farmers on Prospect Hill learned to bargain small trades to make their lives a little easier—a bit of glass to find something lost, a cup of milk for better layers in the chicken coop. Much of that old wisdom was lost as the riverboats gave way to the rail lines and the farmers took work at mills and factories. Alaine Fairborn’s family, however, was always superstitious, and she still hums the rhymes to find a lost shoe and to ensure dry weather on her sister’s wedding day. Whe

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Book Synopsis''A map for how feminism can move forward inclusively'' (GRAZIA), featuring essays by writers including Brit Bennett, bestselling author of The Vanishing Half, and Afua Hirsch, bestselling author of Brit(ish)Black Lives Matter * Trans Rights * Sex Workers'' Rights * Body Positivity * Disability Rights * Immigration * British Muslims * Intersectionality * Latinx Identity * ColourismHow can we make feminism more inclusive? In Can We All Be Feminists? seventeen writers from diverse backgrounds wrestle with this question, exploring what feminism means to them in the context of their other identities. Edited by the inspiring activist and writer June Eric-Udorie, this impassioned, thought-provoking collection offers a vision for a new feminism that is truly for all.Including essays by: Soofiya Andry, Gabrielle Bellot, Caitlin Cruz, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Brit Bennett, Evette Dionne, Aisha Gani, Afua Hirsch, Juliet JacqTrade ReviewEdited by the amazing activist June Eric-Udorie, this is a call to arms for all feminists to take a good hard look at ourselves and think are we doing enough? Are we creating a feminism that embraces women marginalized by racism, ableism, homophobia, trans rights and beyond? With 17 writers including Emer O'Toole, Soofiya Andry and Afua Hirsch, this is not just a key read but a mandatory one * Stylist September Top Ten Books *The intersectional feminist anthology we all need to read . . . When June Eric-Udorie speaks up - it's time to listen * Bustle *If you aren't already familiar with the writing of June Eric-Udorie, prepare to be blown away * Independent *June is a passionate feminist activist [and] a powerful new voice in the blogosphere * Guardian *An incredible young female activist * Elle (UK) 'Meet ELLE's Female Activist of the Year: June Eric-Udorie' *Amid debates about the direction of the modern feminist movement, Can We All Be Feminists?, edited by June Eric-Udorie , presents new writing from 17 women on finding the right way forward, taking into account the intersections between different forms of prejudice * Laura Bates, Guardian, Five Books on How to Achieve Gender Equality *Seventeen established and upcoming authors from diverse backgrounds tackle the big question the book poses and others like: why do so many women find it difficult to fully identify with feminism and why is intersectionality so important? From a hijab-wearing Muslim to a disability rights activist, the women (including Afua Hirsch and Aisha Gani) explore what feminism means to them in the context of their identity. Edited by 20-year-old feminist activist and writer June Eric-Udorie, the collection aims to provide a map for how feminism can move forward inclusively * Grazia *In 20-year-old activist June Eric-Udorie's anthology, 17 women discuss feminism and the importance of intersectionality. This collection spans race, religion, disability and other domains of marginalisation. It also tackles the difficulty that some women have with identifying with feminism as a movement, utilising intersectionality as the tool to combat this * Huffington Post (10 Books To Make Your Feminism More Intersectional) *June Eric-Udorie is a powerhouse . . . who has assembled a stellar lineup of writers, putting a bold challenge to the idea of a unified feminism * Book Riot *A must-have for every feminist bookshelf * HelloGiggles *Can We All Be Feminists? reminds us just how often feminists have failed to listen. . . . [and] how feminism has not been listened to * New York Times Book Review *

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Book SynopsisA moving and inspiring memoir by Afghanistan''s youngest female mayor and campaigner for human rights, as seen in Netflix''s In Her Hands documentary.''Zarifa will break your heart'' Christina Lamb, author of Our Bodies, Their Battlefields and I Am Malala''Incredible'' Stylist''In this earnest and fiery memoir, an activist and politician from Afghanistan recounts how her country''s instability marked her life'' New York TimesZarifa Ghafari was two years old when the Taliban banned girls from schools. She was seven when the American airstrikes began. She was twenty-four when she became the youngest and one of the first female mayors in Maidan Shahr, Afghanistan. An extremist mob barred her from her office and assassins tried to kill her six times. Through it all, Zarifa promoted peace and tried to lift up women, despite constant fear for herself and her family.Written with honesty, Trade ReviewAnyone wanting to know the grim reality of being a woman in Afghanistan and trying to make a difference, could not find a more illuminating book. Zarifa will break your heart. * Christina Lamb, author of Our Bodies, Their Battlefields *Incredible -- Francesca Brown * Stylist *In this earnest and fiery memoir, an activist and politician from Afghanistan recounts how her country's instability marked her life * New York Times *Frank and impassioned, Ghafari's narrative spotlights the power of activism... a remarkable story of perseverance and resilience * Publishers Weekly *Candid, poignant and powerful ... This gripping book can be read at one go and surely is a must buy * Telegraph (India) *This is a simply written and inspiring work that zips along with the pace of an adventure story. You can only be left in awestruck admiration at everything Zarifa has already achieved in her short life. Despite the current situation, you at least feel some hope that Afghanistan's trajectory will have been nudged towards a better tomorrow by her unceasing vision for a just and corruption-free homeland' -- Olivia Edward * Geographical Magazine *[Ghafari] tells her inspiring life story with sincerity and passion, providing a nuanced and, at times, horrifying glimpse into Afghanistan's devastating history ... A searingly honest, profoundly courageous memoir of one fearless woman's fight for her homeland * Kirkus *Zarifa's words, like her life, are an act of courage, weaving heartache with hope. They illuminate all the things we take for granted, especially the ordinary moments, the daily freedoms and most intimate of relationships. They illuminate the threads that connect our rights, freedoms, and happiness into an interconnected whole. * Shubhangi Swarup, Tata Prize winning author of Latitudes of Longing *Zarifa Ghafari's story is one of strength in the face of adversity. She perfectly captures the tragic reversal of fortune over the past year in Afghanistan as the Taliban have once again risen to power. Everyone should read this inspirational and heart-wrenching account of life in Afghanistan for women. * Layla Moran, MP *

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Anthology of Women''s Theatre Theory and Dramatic Criticism is the first wide-ranging anthology of theatre theory and dramatic criticism by women writers. Reproducing key primary documents contextualized by short essays, the collection situates women's writing within, and also reframes the field's male-defined and male-dominated traditions. Its collection of documents demonstrates women's consistent and wide-ranging engagement with writing about theatre and performance and offers a more expansive understanding of the forms and locations of such theoretical and critical writing, dealing with materials that often lie outside established production and publication venues. This alternative tradition of theatre writing that emerges allows contemporary readers to form new ways of conceptualizing the field, bringing to the fore a long-neglected, vibrant, intelligent, deeply informed, and expanded canon that generates a new era of scholarship, learning, and artTable of Contents1. FIVE MEDIEVAL WOMEN: St. Perpetua (c. 185–203), Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179), Hadewijch (c. 1200–1250), Katherine Sutton (d. 1376), Margery Kempe (c. 1373–1438)Andrew Galloway2. HROTSVIT OF GANDERSHEIM (c. 935–1002)Andrew Galloway3. MARGARET LUCAS CAVENDISH (c.1623–1673)Sujata Iyengar and Mikaela Warner4. APHRA BEHN (1640–1689)Joseph Roach5. ANNE FINCH (1661–1720)Christina Black6. SUSANNA CENTLIVRE (c. 1669–1723)Gillian Skinner7. CHARLOTTE LENNOX (1729–1804)Elizabeth Kraft8. CHARLOTTE CHARKE (1713–1760)Molly Marotta9. FRANCES BURNEY (1752–1840)Serena Baiesi10. HANNAH COWLEY (1743–1809)Melinda C. Finberg and Angela Escott11. LADY EGLANTINE WALLACE (c. 1754–1803)Lilla Maria Crisafulli12. SALLY SIDDONS (1775–1803)Laura Engel13. ELIZABETH INCHBALD (1753–1821)Lisa A. Freeman14. JOANNA BAILLIE (1762–1851)Thomas C. Crochunis15. FELICIA HEMANS (1793–1835)Diego Saglia16. ADELAIDE O’KEEFFE (1776–1865)Donelle Ruwe17. SARAH SIDDONS (1755–1831)Daniel O’Quinn18. “ANONYMOUS”Marjean D. Purinton19. MARY RUSSELL MITFORD (1787–1855)Serena Baiesi20. AMELIA CHESSON (1833–1902)Tracy C. Davis21. FRANCES A. KEMBLE (1809–1893)Catherine Burroughs22. OLIVE LOGAN (1839–1909)Merritt Denman Popp23. MICHAEL FIELD [KATHARINE HARRIS BRADLEY (1846–1914) AND EDITH EMMA COOPER (1861–1913)]Jill R. Ehnenn24. CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN (1860–1935)Andrew Tolle25. PHYLLIS ROBBINS (1883–1972)Kim Marra26. LADY AUGUSTA GREGORY (1852–1932)Marjorie Howes27. EDITH CRAIG (1869–1947)Katharine Cockin28. CHRISTOPHER ST. JOHN (1871–1960)Lesley Ferris29. BINODINI DASI (1862–1941)Aparna Dharwadker30. FLORENCE KIPER (1886–1976)Sharon Friedman31. MAY ISABEL FISK (1872–1955)Jennifer Schmidt32. DJUNA BARNES (1892–1982)Nick Salvato33. SOPHIE TREADWELL (1885–1970)Jerry Dickey34. VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882–1941)Shilo McGiff 35. ELIZABETH ROBINS (1862–1952)Joanne Gates36. LENA ASHWELL (1872–1957)Maggie Gale37. CONSTANCE ROURKE (1885–1941)Charlotte M. Canning38. CORNELIA OTIS SKINNER (1899–1979)Jennifer Schmidt39. GERTRUDE STEIN (1874–1946)Scott W. Klein 40. SUSAN GLASPELL (1876–1948)J. Ellen Gainor and Elizabeth A. Osborne41. HALLIE FLANAGAN (1889–1969)Elizabeth A. Osborne42. JOAN LITTLEWOOD (1914–2002)Fatine Bahar Karlidağ 43. ALICE CHILDRESS (1916–1994)Meenakashi Ponnuswami44. ANN JELLICOE (1927–2017)Kate Pierson45. BARBARA ANN TEER (1937–2008)La Donna L. Forsgren46. JUDITH MALINA (1926–2015)Kate Bredeson47. ROSE YUEN OW (1895–?)Krystyn Moon48. MARGUERITE DURAS (1914–1996)Shelley Orr49. MEGAN TERRY (1932–2023)Maya Roth50. DOROTHY HEWETT (1923–2002)Aoise Stratford51. MARÍA IRENE FORNÉS (1930–2018)Linda Ben-Zvi52. JANE CHAMBERS (1937–1983)Sara Warner53. ELFRIEDE JELINEK (b.1946)Anke Charton54. SUE-ELLEN CASE (b.1942)Penny Farfan55. ADRIENNE KENNEDY (b.1931)Maya E. Roth56. LIZ LOCHHEAD (b.1947)Aoise Stratford57. CONSTANCE CONGDON (b.1944)Ryan Platt58. ELIZABETH MACLENNAN (1938–2015)Gioia Angeletti59. MONSTROUS REGIMENT (1975–1993)Elaine Aston60. JILL DOLAN (b.1957)Jessica Del Vecchio61. THE DIVINA PROJECT (1989–1998)Juliet Guzzetta62. NEHAD SELAIHA (1945–2017)Marvin Carlson 63. PEGGY PHELAN (b.1959)Daniel Sack64. SUZAN-LORI PARKS (b.1963)Kristen Wright65. KATE BORNSTEIN (b.1948)Kara Raphaeli66. ELIN DIAMOND (b. 1948)Jen-Scott Mobley67. HÉLÈNE CIXOUS (b.1937)Rachel Morris Watson68. MĨCERE GĨTHAE MŨGO (1942–2023)Kellen Hoxworth69. DIANE GLANCY (b.1941)Birgit Däwes70. LOIS WEAVER (b.1949)Benjamin Gillespie71. JUDITH THOMPSON (b.1954)Erica Stevens Abbitt72. CHERRÍE MORAGA (b.1952)Lindsay Cummings73. AMAL ALLANA (b.1947)Aparna Dharwadker74. NAOMI WALLACE (b.1960)Lindsay B. Cummings75. MOJISOLA ADEBAYO (b.1971)Kellen Hoxworth76. LAUREN GUNDERSON (b.1982)Noelia Hernando-Real77. SARAH RUHL (b.1974)Amy Muse78. ELAINE ASTON (b.1958)Geraldine Harris79. DAME HARRIET WALTER (b.1950)Rosemary Malague80. CATHERINE KODICEK (b.1972)Katherine Gurnos-Davies81. SPIDERWOMAN THEATER (1976–) AND MURIEL MIGUEL (b.1937)Lilian Mengesha82. EMMA RICE (b.1967)Siouxsie Easter83. PAULA VOGEL (b.1951)Meghan Brodie84. ELAINE ROMEROJimmy A. Noriega85. VELINA HASU HOUSTON (b.1957)Eunha Na86. QUIARA ALEGRÍA HUDES (b.1977) and GABRIELA SERENA SANCHEZJ. Ellen Gainor87. WINSOME PINNOCK (b.1961)Gabriele Griffin88. TAKEMOTO KOSHIKÔ (b.1953)Maki Isaka89. ÉMILIE MONNET (b.1979)Lindsay LaChance

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Book SynopsisFocusing on reproductive and sexual justice, this important book explores in detail both the challenges that trans people face when negotiating reproductive and sexual health in restrictive social contexts, and their agency in advocating for change. Chapters cover a breadth of topics such as intimacy, sexual violence, reproductive intentions, sexuality education, oncology, and pregnancy, introducing readers to the latest research in the field as well as key emerging concepts. The authors identify core principles for trans reproductive and sexual justice, providing a broad overview of what is currently succeeding and what can be built on going into the future.Trans Reproductive and Sexual Health offers a comprehensive exploration that is essential reading for academics and students in psychology, sociology, gender studies, and related areas, as well as clinicians and policy makers, offering direct implications for professional audiences working in health and sociTrade Review'Positioned under the banner of trans reproductive and sexual justice, this book extends scholarship in this area beyond the "simple and unreflexive" binary view of gender. It presents an array of contributions by leading voices in the field on issues pertinent to trans people's reproductive and sexual health, from sexual pleasure to reproduction. Theoretical rigour stands out as a strength of this book, which promises to make an important theoretical and empirical contribution to scholarship.'Dr Tracy Morison, Massey University, New Zealand'This vital collection moves the study of trans people’s sexual and reproductive lives beyond transnormative logics, calls for inclusive language, and damage-centred research. We are reminded that even in light of the myriad of barriers to reproductive and sexual health and justice, trans people can and do experience joy, pleasure, happiness and euphoria.'Dr A.J. Lowik, Gender Equity Advisor, Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity, US'This book demands we confront the gendered and sexual hegemony that have limited the life chances, self-determination, and agency of not only trans people, but all of us. The authors reveal new pathways to justice, and indeed liberation, through an explicit focus on the experiences of trans and gender diverse people in the arena of reproductive and sexual health and rights. The exacting prose, rigorous engagement with extant literature, and skillful argumentation make this volume essential reading for anyone interested in reproductive and sexual justice, contemporary feminism, human rights, or queer and transgender studies.'Dr. Avery Everhart, incoming Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Information and School of Public Health, University of Michigan, USTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Why pleasure? 3. Violating bodily boundaries: Sexual violence experiences of trans women 4. Transgender men and pregnancy 5. “We need to be heard, respected and supported”: The impact of sexual health care interactions and discrimination on the mental health of trans and gender diverse people 6. Holistic sexuality education and fertility counselling for trans children and young people 7. Erasure of identity or gender euphoria: The impact on cancer on trans embodiment 8. Views on fertility preservation amongst trans young people and their parents 9. Men, trans/masculine and non-binary people’s views about pregnancy 10. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisExamining the relationship between strangers, embodiment and community, Strange Encounters challenges the assumptions that the stranger is simply anybody we do not recognize and instead proposes that he or she is socially constructued as somebody we already know. Using feminist and postcolonial theory this book examines the impact of multiculturalism and globalization on embodiment and community whilst considering the ethical and political implication of its critique for post-colonial feminism.A diverse range of texts are analyzed which produce the figure of 'the stranger', showing that it has alternatively been expelled as the origin of danger - such as in neighbourhood watch, or celebrated as the origin of difference - as in multiculturalism. The author argues that both of these standpoints are problematic as they involve 'stranger fetishism'; they assume that the stranger 'has a life of its own'.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Stranger Fetishism and Post-Coloniality 2. Recognising Strangers 3. Knowing Strangers 4. Embodying Strangers 5. Home and Away: Narratives of Migration and Estrangement 6. Multiculturalism and the Proximity of Strangers 7. Going Strange, Going Native 8. Ethical Encounters: The Other, Others and Strangers 9. Close Encounters: Feminism and/in 'The Globe' 10. References

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Book SynopsisSubverting assumptions that American musical theatre is steeped in nostalgia, cheap sentiment, misogyny, and homophobia, this book shows how musicals of the 1950s and early 1960s celebrated strong women characters who defied the era's gender expectations.

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Book SynopsisA blazingly insightful, provocative study of violence against women from the peerless feminist critic. 'To read Rose is to understand that there is no border between us and the world; it is an invitation to a radical kind of responsibility.'NEW YORK TIMES'It's really hard for me to overestimate how important [Rose's] work has been for me . . . I don't feel like that about very many writers.'MAGGIE NELSON, GRAND JOURNAL'An immense achievement.' JUDE KELLY CBE'Timeless.' HELEN PANKHURST CBEWhy has violence - particularly against women - become exponentially more prominent and visible across the world?Tracking multiple forms of today's violence - ranging through trans rights and #MeToo; the suffragette movement and the sexual harassment faced by migrant women; and the sharp increase in domestic violence over the course of the pandemic - this blazing explor

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Book SynopsisWhat can a cuddle tell us about intimacy, violence and racism?Trade Review'A necessary book about holding, being held and the hold(s) of the past. Playful, vulnerable, ever acute - Antwi gets down with the funk of language, history, and bodies to make fugitive sense of modernity as anti-Black grammar and embrace.' -- Nadine Attewell, scholar of intimacy, empire, and diasporic life'Antwi invites us to look more closely at the associations between the cuddle, the choke, the hold and the coffle for Black people. But, beyond the violence of the racial embrace, he also finds a place for fugitive cuddling, the comfort that arcs back and forth between those who flee, those who escape and even those who remain held back. This book will take its place among others by Christina Sharpe, Saidiya Hartman and Hazel Carby that have investigated the violence of intimacy and the intimacy of violence.' -- Jack Halberstam, author of 'Wild Things: The Disorder of Desire''An urgent and elegant text ... excavating the many meanings of cuddling under racial capitalism. Antwi's writing is lyrical and powerful; the way he harnesses epistemology and polysemy to build both dancing prose and crucial political analysis, is revelatory.' -- Sophie K Rosa, author of 'Radical Intimacy'Table of ContentsBe Held A Scroll Scene of Subjection, Choreography of Care Racial Embrace Hold. Womb. Tomb. Spoon. The Dead Can Love Us Too Grammars of the Black Atlantic Bearing Attraction and Abjection Continuous Present State Cuddling Loved to Death Theater, Hustling, Embrace It’s Almost Time Fugitive (Solidarity (Betrayals)) Acknowledgments Notes

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Book SynopsisA sweeping, magisterial work of abolitionist feminist political theoryTrade Review'In Become Ungovernable, H.L.T. Quan offers us possibilities for rescuing the concept of democracy from its fatal entanglement with racial, heteropatriarchal capitalism. This phenomenal text urges us to seek radical democratic futures, not in more equitable modes of governance, but rather in revolutionary community-making practices - especially those emanating from anti-racist and abolition feminist traditions.' -- Angela Y. Davis'Quite simply a brilliant, original, and capacious work of political theory anchored in an erudite analysis of core concepts like representative democracy, democratic elitism, authoritarianism, white supremacy, heteropatriarchy, justice, and governance. A compelling and inspiring book that belongs in our movements and our classrooms.' -- Chandra Talpade Mohanty, author of 'Feminism Without Borders, Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity''An elegantly written masterpiece that covers a breathtaking amount of intellectual, political, and geographic territory: from the pre-Civil War American South to rebellions in northern China to the Zapatista experiment in Chiapas, Mexico. Building on a vast body of feminist, Black radical, and abolitionist literature, H.L.T. Quan calls for a feminist ethic of care as a guiding principle for the future, rejecting state-centered solutions as non-solutions to our collective longing for freedom and free spaces.' -- Barbara Ransby, historian, writer, longtime activist, author of 'Making All Black Lives Matter''A masterpiece expression of H.L.T. Quan's lifework. Reflecting analytical, theoretical, and creative insights cultivated through 25+ years as a documentary filmmaker and several decades as one of the most careful, uncompromising, thoughtful critical caretakers of the living Black radical archive conceptualized by the late, great Cedric Robinson, this book is a gift to all who are serious about the conjoined tasks of abolition and liberation.' -- Dylan Rodrguez, University of California at Riverside, founding member of Critical Resistance and Cops Off Campus'An unruly book. Leaping across broad swaths of time and space, H.L.T. Quan exposes the prison house of liberal antidemocracy and the accumulation of rebellions inside in order to construct a theory of democracy as radical praxis. "Democratic living," as she calls it, refuses the tyranny of order, embraces the unruliness of collective struggle, and recognizes freedom not as a destination but practicean abolitionist, feminist, anticapitalist, antiracist, radically inclusive practice. In other words, to preserve life and break liberalism's hold, we have to make a living. Quan shows us a way.' -- Robin D. G. Kelley, author of 'Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination'Table of ContentsPreface Part I: Antidemocracy in America 1. Against Tyranny: An Introduction 2. The Myth of White Autarky 3. Democratic Thought and the Unthinkable 4. Love of Freedom: Jeffersonian Antidemocracy and the Politics of Governing 5. The Empty Sounds of Liberty Part II: Life Beyond Governing 6. From Home Politicus to Robo Sapiens: An Interlude 7. iLife and Death: The New/Old Capitalist Algorithm 8. Governments Reform, People Revolt 9. Speculative Justice and the Politics of Mutuality 10. Toward a Democratic Ethic of Living

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Book SynopsisCarole Pateman is one of the foremost political theorists writing in English today. In this outstanding new work, she presents a major reinterpretation of modern political theory. She shows how standard discussions of social contract theory tell only half the story.Table of Contents1. Contracting In. 2. Patriarchal Confusions. 3. Contract, the Individual and Slavery. 4. Genesis, Fathers and the Political Liberty of Sons. 5. Wives, Slaves and Wage-Slaves. 6. Feminism and the Marriage Contract. 7. What's Wrong with Prostitution?

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Book SynopsisCovers the experience of a range of forms of sexual violence over women's lifetimes. Drawing on feminist theory, developing a critique of male research and quoting extensively from the women interviewed, the book develops feminist thought in several key areas.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements vi Guide to transcription of interviews vii Introduction ix 1 ‘Sharing a particular pain’: researching sexual violence 1 2 A central issue: sexual violence and feminist theory 20 3 The knowledge explosion: an overview of previous research 43 4 ‘It’s happened to so many women’: sexual violence as a continuum (1) 74 5 ‘It’s everywhere’: sexual violence as a continuum (2) 97 6 ‘I’m not sure what to call it but . . .’: defining sexual violence 138 7 Victims or survivors?: resistance, coping and survival 159 8 ‘It leaves a mark’: coping with the consequences of sexual violence 186 9 ‘I’ll challenge it now wherever I see it’: from individual survival to collective resistance 217 Notes 239 Select bibliography 266 Index 268

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Book SynopsisGoing from the jungles of the wartime Philippines to the schoolyards of northwestern Oklahoma is no easy transition. For one twelve-year-old girl, it meant distance not only across the globe but also within her own family.Trade Review“An extraordinary story of an interracial family and of unsung victims of war. Rich in metaphor and description, the book is a building block in constructing the true identity of Oklahoma and the nation as a profoundly multiethnic society.”—Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie “Narrated by a gifted storyteller, this memoir shows that what has been lost cannot be regained, but it can be understood and illuminated. Reflecting an unusual mixture of cultures, A Letter to My Father is an archetypal American story.”—Pat Harrison, editor of Radcliffe Quarterly

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Book SynopsisJournalist, activist, and adventurer, Jane Wood Reno (1913-1992) was one of the most groundbreaking and colourful American women of the twentieth century. Told by her grandson, George Hurchalla, this is an intimate biography of a free thinker who shattered barriers during the explosive early years of Miami.Trade Review“Brilliant, adventurous, and defiantly determined, Reno is a pioneering woman who should not be overlooked. Readers will be thrilled, and book groups will relish discussions of this amazing life.”—Booklist

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Book SynopsisProminent participants in the development of queer theory explore the field in relation to their own intellectual itineraries, reflecting on its accomplishments, limitations, and critical potential.Trade Review“At a moment when many had begun to worry that queer theory was becoming little more than a widespread litany of dogmas and slogans, this volume arrives as a wonderful surprise: not only because it reminds us what a contribution the varied intellectual currents grouped together under that rubric have been making—and for nearly twenty years now—to the renewal of our intellectual life; but also, and more importantly, because it shows to what a degree this theoretical effervescence lives on, and how powerfully productive it still is in all its characteristically marvelous variety.”—Didier Eribon, author of Insult and the Making of the Gay Self“[A] a kaleidoscopic collection that rotates around the personal-is-political-is-personal axis of denormativization. . . . Queer theory, in short, is alive and kicking. Having proliferated, branched out, and, so far, resisted ossification, it provides space for diversity and disagreement. Testifying to this, the contributions to After Sex? make an illuminating and, yes, entertaining read.” -- Sylvia Mieszkowski * GLQ *“[T]he value of After Sex? resides in its unwavering commitment to show how the nuances of queer theory aid in making it a powerful form of scholarship and politics. And this motley crew of interdisciplinary scholars reflects the exact kind of bricolage that Cultural Studies argues is productive. More importantly, this book insists that troubling the lenses through which we see the world is imperative if scholars ever want to make sense of a conjuncture that is so complexly intersectional.” -- Raechel Tiffe * Cultural Studies *“Together, the essays that make up this collection offer an engaging insight into the origins, development, expansiveness and potential problems of queer theory. After Sex? does not provide a straightforward, conclusive answer to its own ambiguous question, but then it would be somewhat queer – or, rather, unqueer – if it did.” * Forum for Modern Language Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction / Janet Halley and Andrew Parker 1 Genealogies of After Queer Times / Carla Freccero 17 Still After / Elizabeth Freeman 27 After Thoughts / Jonathan Goldberg 34 Glad to Be Unhappy / Joseph Litvak 45 Do You Smoke? Or, Is There Life? After Sex? / Michael Moon 55 Post Sex: On Being Too Slow, Too Stupid, Too Soon / Kate Thomas 66 Affects and the (Anti-)Social Starved / Lauren Berlant 79 Shame on You / Leo Bersani 91 Ever After: History, Negativity, and the Social / Lee Edelman 110 Queering Identities What's Queer about Race? / Richard Thompson Ford 121 Queer Theory Addiction / Neville Hoad 130 The Sense of Watching Tony Sleep / José Esteban Muñoz 142 Oklahobo: Following Craig Womack‘s American Indian and Queer Studies / Bethany Schneider 151 Lesbian and Gay after Queer Public Feelings / Ann Cvetkovich 169 Queers ________ This / Heather Love 180 After Male Sex / Richard Rambuss 192 Neither Freud nor Foucault? Lonely / Michael Cobb 207 When? Where? What? / Michael Lucey 221 Queer Theory: Postmortem / Jeff Nunokawa 245 Disturbing Sexuality / Elizabeth A. Povinelli 257 After Sex?! / Erica Rand 270 After After Sex? Melanie Klein and the Difference Affect Makes / Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick 283 Contibutors 303 Index 307

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Book SynopsisA generation ago, they wrote Beyond the Fragments. Inspired by the activism of the 1970s and facing the imminent triumph of the Right under Margaret Thatcher, they sought to apply our experiences as feminists to creating stronger bonds of solidarity in a new kind of Left movement. Since then the obstacles facing them have grown formidably deepening recession, environmental pollution, falling real wages, and savage welfare cuts. New forms of resistance have appeared, but how are they to coalesce? In three new essays to this third edition of Beyond the Fragments, Shelia Rowbotham, Lynne Segal, and Hilary Wainwright return to the fraught question of how to consolidate diverse upsurges of rebellion into effective, open, democratic Left coalitions.'Table of ContentsNew Introduction(2012) - Beyond the Fragments, Sheila Rowbotham; Reporting back(2012), Hilary Wainwright; Today, Yesterday & Tomorrow: Between Rebellion and Coalition Building(2012), Lynne Segal. Original Introduction(1979), Hilary Wainwright; The Women's Movement and Organizing for Socialism(1979), Sheila Rowbotham; A Local Experience(1979), Lynne Segal; Moving Beyond the Fragments(1979), Hilary Wainwright.

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Book SynopsisHarriet Taylor Mill is an overlooked figure in the history of political philosophy, ethics, economics and politics, over-shadowed by the fame of her writing partner, and eventual husband, John Stuart Mill. This Element explores her contribution to political theory; ethics; political economy; and political reform.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Liberty, Individuality and Toleration; 3. Marriage, Sexual Relationships and Divorce; 4. Gender and Patriarchy; 5. Women's Rights; 6. Socialism; 7. Morality and Religion; 8. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis Element shows how two social movements, lesbian separatism and Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW), reflect the changing and complex (anti-)feminist ideologies of their time. The authors outline the historical and political background of those discourses and how they are influencing contemporary gender relations.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Background to Forms of Gender-Based Separatism; 3. Social Movements and Manifestos; 4. Data and Methods; 5. Analysis: Lesbian Separatist Manifestos; .6 Analysis: Mgtow Manifestos; 7. Comparison and Discussion; 8. Conclusion; References.

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Book SynopsisWomenâs Lives integrates the most current research and social issues to explore the psychological diversity of girls and women varying in age, ethnicity, social class, nationality, immigrant experience, sexual orientation, gender identity, ableness and body size and shape. The text embeds a lifespan perspective within each topical chapter and has an intersectional approach that integrates womenâs diverse identities. It includes rich coverage of women with disabilities and on middle-aged and older women throughout. Taking a deeper transnational focus, it also examines the impact of social, cultural, and economic factors in shaping womenâs lives around the world.This edition explores the latest areas of research and tackles important contemporary topics such as: feminization of immigration media portrayals of LGBTQ individuals and immigrants regulating testosterone levels in womenâs sports; disorders of sexual development; nonbinary identiTable of Contents1. Introduction to the Psychology of Women. 2. Cultural Representation of Gender. 3. Gender Self-Concept and Gender Attitudes. 4. Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. 5. Gender Comparisons. 6. Sexuality. 7. Reproductive System and Childbearing. 8. Relationships. 9. Education and Achievement. 10. Employment. 11. Balancing Family and Work. 12. Physical Health. 13. Mental Health. 14. Violence Against Girls and Women. 15. A Feminist Future: Goals, Actions, and Beliefs. 16. References.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, leading law academics along with lawyers, activists and others demonstrate what legislation could look like if its concern was to create justice for women.Each chapter contains a short piece of legislation proposed in order to address a contemporary legal problem from a feminist perspective. These range across criminal law (sexual offences, Indigenous women's experiences of criminal law, laws in relation to forced marriage, modern slavery, childcare and sentencing), civil law (aged care and housing rights, regulating the gig economy; surrogacy, gender equity in the construction industry) and constitutional law (human rights legislation, reimagining parliaments where laws are made for the benefit of women). The proposed laws are, moreover, drafted with feedback from a senior parliamentary draftsperson (providing guidance to contributors in a personal capacity), to ensure conformity with legislative rigour, as well as accompanied by an explanation of their reason

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Book SynopsisFeminist Reconfigurings of Alien Encounters reclaims the notion of alien encounters together with strange but queerly loved companions: Vulgar slugs, diatoms (micro-algae), and familiars (spirit guides of witches). The book's three human co-authors ask: what would it take to establish more-than-human, bio- and geo-egalitarian co-existence on a planet in trouble?This playfully crafted mixed-genre book is informed by feminist posthumanisms and co-created with a spectral community of more-than-humans who are respectfully summoned to contribute with their perspectives. In focus of the entangled artistic-philosophical-poetic investigations are questions of ethics, aesthetics, and methodologies to co-exist response-ably rather than based on modern human beliefs in exceptionalism and entitlement to sovereignty, control, and conquest of more-than-human worlds. Feminist Reconfi gurings of Alien Encounters is intended for broad global audiences of researchers, teTrade ReviewOn a damaged earth, human beings must finally learn to meet more-than-humans on their terms. That’s no small trick for the vertebrate-centric, especially when the partners are unfamiliars like diatoms and slugs. Helped by one or two spirit familiars, this smart, lively book is full of tips for cultivating response-ability, possibly even before the dire heritage of human exceptionalism boils us all up. Donna Haraway, Professor Emerita, History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, USAA sensitive yet vibrant and sympathetically weird volume exploring queer ways to think of the less emphasized others of our world’s occupants. The authors remind us that posthumanism deals with a host of alien and strange fabulations which have lived alongside us and existed for longer than us, in their own ways irreducible to anthropocentric philosophical capture. A beautiful and activism-inspiring book. Patricia MacCormack, Professor of Continental Philosophy, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UKWith tenderness and vulnerability, the authors sincerely stretch their hands, hearts and minds out to meet and be met by alien others. In doing so they sculpt a post-human practice of kinship that is much needed in these petro-patriarchal times. Playful, thoughtful and committed, this book bridges theory, art, and creative writing, putting to use all these tools in such a way that readers will feel they can embark on alien journeys themselves. Camila Marambio, PhD, Curator, Artist, Independent Researcher, Ensayos. Curator of the Chilean Pavillion Turba Tol Hol-Hol at the 59th Venice Art Biennale 2022This book is a kin-spirited gathering of somatic and spectral desires to connect with mineralized, mucous-abundant and mysterious others beyond, and within, our different Earthly ways of being. It seeks out creative, epistemic hybridity through collective imaginings that tenderly nibble and glide, and poetically disrupt genres of writing, knowing, care, and companionability with other-than-human collaborators. Susan Reid, PhD, University of Sydney, Australia, Cultural Theorist, Creative Researcher, Artist and WriterOverturning expectations, the authors playfully and deconstructively employ both cognitive and affective techniques of estrangement and defamiliarization to undermine human exceptionalism and power, offering instead radically different, mutualistic practices of more-than-human companionships. For many readers, this startling and ambitious text will be an alien – yet highly productive - encounter in itself. Margrit Shildrick, Guest Professor of Gender and Knowledge Production, Stockholm University, SwedenTable of ContentsPrologue: Experimental Writing with Spectral Communities and Triquetras; Chapter 1: Reconfiguring Alien Encounters: Introduction; Intertext I Alien Arrivals: Slugs; Chapter 2: Encountering Vulgar Slugs: What Can a Bite Tell About More-than-Human Becomings?; Intertext II Alien Arrivals: Diatoms; Chapter 3: Becoming a Compassionate Diatom Companion; Intertext III Alien Arrivals: Familiars; Chapter 4: Writings from the Pit: On Creative Blocks and the Internal Editor as Familiar Spirit; Chapter 5: More-than-Human Ethics and Poetics; Chapter 6: Conversations on Alien Methods and Writing; Epilogue: Endless End

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Book SynopsisThe second volume of Rethinking Women's and Gender Studies addresses the complexities and inherent paradoxes within the expansive knowledge project known as Women's and Gender Studies for audiences both inside and adjacent to the field. Each of the volume's chapters identifies and critically examines a key term that circulates in this field, exploring how the term has come to be understood and mobilized within its everyday narratives and practices.In constructing provocative genealogies for their terms, authors explicate the roles that this language, and the narratives attached to it, play in producing and limiting possible versions of the field. The ongoing aim of Rethinking Women's and Gender Studies, both in the original volume and this entirely new extension, is to trace and expose important paradoxes, ironies, and contradictions embedded in the field from its high theory to its casual conversations that rely on these terms. Forging collective conversatiTrade ReviewLike Braithwaite and Orr’s first Rethinking project, this collection is a valuable resource for anyone interested in feminist studies and its ongoing academic transformations. Contributions both introduce and defamiliarize WGS keywords, routing them through diverse genealogies to activate new theoretical and political possibilities. This collection undertakes another round of “rethinking” that risks undoing what we think we know about Women and Gender Studies as an academic formation. A must-read for teachers and students alike.S.Trimble, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream WGSI, University of TorontoNot a recasting of its predecessor, Rethinking Women’s and Gender Studies Volume II expands on the critical vision, personal stakes, and political calculus that inhabits the field, with broad implications for doing feminist work in an increasingly authoritarian global present. Diverse, insightful, and affectively powerful, the original essays gathered here demonstrate the vitality of contemporary feminist scholarship.Robyn Wiegman, Professor, Literature and Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies, Duke UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: Why Rethink Women’s and Gender Studies Now? Section 1: Foundational Assumptions 1. Indigenous Feminism 2. Femininity 3. Citizenship 4. Inclusion 5. Intersex 6. Expertise Section 2. Ubiquitous Descriptions 7. Belonging 8. The Ph.D. 9: Nation 10. Women 11. Innocence Section 3. Epistemologies Rethought 12. Genealogy 13. Generation 14. Critical 15. Choice 16. Self-Care 17. Consent Section 4. Silences and Disavowals 18. Settler Colonialism 19. Asexuality 20. Cis 21. Disability 22. Nonhuman Animals Section 5. Establishment Challenges 23. Humanitarian 24. Sexual Violence 25. The Gaze 26. Transdisciplinarity 27. Transformation 28. Branding Conclusion: Continuing the Conversation Works cited Index

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating book provides a groundbreaking resource for innovative approaches to qualitative inquiry that address equity and justice and equip readers with tools to enact these approaches in their own work.Comprising contributions from award-winning qualitative scholars, chapters show how methodologies can be employed to address social issues and problems from the social-political milieu including education, COVID-19, racial inequalities, health inequalities, climate change, and debates around gender diversity amongst others. This book offers the new and innovative paradigms, methodologies, and methods a cutting-edge group of scholars has crafted as well as the how to' so readers may employ these approaches in dissertations, grants, and various research team scholarship. Contributors reimagine the next generation of rigorous qualitative methodologies by pushing on the boundaries of existing methodological approaches as well as presenting new ways of engaging in research

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Book SynopsisThis book illuminates arts activist interventions that raise consciousness and advocacy for womenâs right to a life free from violence.In a context where Gender-Based Violence (GBV) has continued to intensify across the globe, the international range of essays focus on violations of bodily integrity and autonomy, reproductive, domestic and sexual violence, femicide and feminicide. Comparing and interrogating arts activist strategies and visual methods, the book also explores tactics employed by arts activists attentive to effects and lived experiences of GBV, and imagining potential solutions founded in feminist thinking to change behaviours and raise awareness generating systemic change. The case studies of feminist transnational contemporary arts activism include examples from Austria, Brazil, Canada, Ghana, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Mexico and the United States. Arts engaged with include textile work, crafts-making, performance art, clay work, protest art, and documentary art, indicating the breadth and richness of the work of feminist political artists. At a time when, according to the UN Womenâs estimates, almost one in three women have been subjected to violence, it is critical to understand how feminist politics catalyses social, cultural and political changes.This book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, womenâs studies, gender studies, and visual culture.

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Book SynopsisBased on the EU- funded project RESET (Redesigning Equality and Scientific Excellence Together) and written by members of seven European partner universities representing different disciplines, this book combines theory and practice to discuss and reflect on the concept of scientific excellence within higher education. It considers the pitfalls and the need to revisit an understanding of inclusivity by asking how scientific excellence and professional equality can be made compatible in practice.Split into three key sections, the first part of the book is devoted to the question of scientific excellence in relation to existing gender inequalities within universities. It includes discussion on the objectivity of scientific excellence based on feminist literature devoted to the reproduction of inequalities in universities and data collected during the RESET project. The second part is dedicated to the actions taken to achieve more inclusive excellence and the third part finishes by focussing on training on gender and diversity issues and the resistance that such workshops generate.The book offers a comprehensive guide to fostering an academic culture that aligns scientific excellence with equality, diversity and inclusion, providing researchers and decision-makers alike with practical tools for achieving inclusive excellence within European universities, while at the same time knowing how to deal with difficulties and resistance.

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Book SynopsisA personal and sociological examination - and ultimately a celebration - of the evolution of female friendship in pop culture and modern society.

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of Eva Feder Kittayâs feminist classic, Loveâs Labor, explores how theories of justice and morality must be reconfigured when intersecting with care and dependency, and the failure of policy towards women who engage in care work. The work is hailed as a major contribution to the development of an ethics of care. Where society is viewed as an association of equal and autonomous persons, the work of caring for dependents figures neither in political theory nor in social policy. While some women have made many gains, equality continues to elude many others, as in large measure, social institutions fail to take into account the dependency of childhood, illness, disability and frail old age and fail to adequately support those who care for dependents. Using a narrative of her experiences caring for her disabled daughter, Eva Feder Kittay discusses the relevance of her analysis of dependency to significant cognitive disability. She explores the significance of dependency work by analyzing John Rawls' influential liberal theory and two examples of public policyâwelfare reform and family leaveâto show how theory and policy fail women when they miss the centrality of dependency to issues of justice. This second edition has updated material on care workers, her adult disabled daughter and key changes in welfare reform. Using a mix of personal reflection and political argument, this new edition of a classic text will continue to be an innovative and influential contribution to the debate on searching for greater equality and justice for women. Loveâs Labor has spoken to audiences around the world and has had an impact on readers from many countries and in many disciplines: philosophy, sociology, disability studies, nursing. It has been required and supplementary reading on many undergraduate courses on Ethics, Feminist Ethics, Gender and Religious Ethics, Political Theory, Bioethics and Disability Studies. It has been translated into Italian, Japanese and Korean.Trade ReviewThe publication of Eva Kittay's Love's Labor in 1999 was a significant event in American moral and political philosophy for more than one reason. First, Kittay's book puts issues of disability on the agenda of moral and political philosophy; second, it articulates some very persuasive and powerful criticisms of contractarian models of justice; third, it shows how good philosophy can help us think well about concrete political choices.Finally, and not at all least, the book compels attention because of its moving and beautifully written account of Kittay's daughter Sesha. Kittay thus raises important questions about the role of the imagination of particulars in philosophy aimed at radical moral and social change.– Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of ChicagoTwenty years ago Eva Kittay’s book Love’s Labor poignantly and persuasively argued that modern liberal states, and liberal philosophers, fail to recognize caregiving as essential human labor that sustains the species, and as work that deserves the protection of states, of rights, and of civil society. She then showed how liberal commitments can be reworked to center and protect that work. This edition further develops the argument in a global context, highlighting the often dire conditions of migrant and immigrant women who travel far from their own homes, separated from their kin, in order to care for first world children not their own. Kittay’s book underscores the humanity and universality of carework, and the need to construct a just world that respects the needs of caregivers and their dependents worldwide.– Robin West, Frederick J. Haas Professor of Law and Philosophy, Georgetown LawFew books touch and expand the moral imagination as deeply and humanely as Love’s Labor. Eva Feder Kittay carefully explores the grounds of interdependence and relationality in the human condition. She rejects facile notions of individualistic and competitive social being. She conjoins philosophy and feeling in the story of her personal confrontation with profound cognitive impairment in the life of her daughter, Sesha. This remarkable book of many methods opens for all of us new understandings of equality, social justice, and the practices of care.– Bruce Jennings, Senior Advisor, The Hastings CenterLove’s Labor was the first book to give sustained consideration to disability in the study of feminist care ethics. Arguing for the personhood of people with profound disabilities, it also made a compelling argument for why a just society must recognize the dignity and rights of care workers. In its unforgettable story of a mother’s love for her daughter it shows the power of a philosophy grounded in lived experience, feeling, and attachment. Groundbreaking in its time, Love’s Labor continues to be necessary reading for scholars working at the intersection of feminist theory, moral philosophy, and disability studies. – Rachel Adams, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Relationships of Dependency and Equality 2. Vulnerability and the Moral Nature of Care Giving 3. The Presuppositions of Equality 4. The Benefits and Burdens of Social Cooperation 5. Policy and Public Ethics of Care 6. "Not my way Sesha. Your Way –Slowly. A Personal Story" 7. Maternal Thinking with a Difference

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Contents List of Illustrations Preface Introduction 1. ‘Who is the Fairest?’ Skin Colour Matters, in conversation with NT 2. Beauty and the Privilege of Looking, in conversation with Marcia Michael 3. ‘What Cha Looking At?’ An Oppositional Gaze in Image-Making Practice, in conversation with Sadie Lee 4. Red Shift: Not, ‘Doing it for Daddy’, in conversation with Ajamu 5. Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an ideal first step for designers looking to disrupt contemporary design practice by challenging gender inequality. Drawing on feminist and queer theory, it outlines key concepts and applies them to a broad spectrum of design activity. By developing feminist design approaches and methods, it provides a practical resource for designers wanting to make a change. Designing Gender covers essential topics including definitions of sex, gender and sexuality, histories of women in design, parity in professional design practice, diversity of users, non-binary design approaches, and sustainable and equitable futures. Filled with examples from around the world, the book recognises the culturally specific nature of gendered experience. Interviews with designers working in a diverse range of fields including user experience design, visual communication, interaction design and critical design, highlight the challenges and opportunities involved in designingTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface 1. Gender, Feminism and Things Introduction: The Complexities of Sex and Gender Defining Gender Feminism and Systems of Oppression Gendered Things/Gendered Processes Designing Intersectional Gender Justice Case Study: Gender Swapping, Karin Ehrnberger, Stockholm Interview: Lindsey Brinkworth, Senior Researcher, Magic+Might, Chicago Activity 1: Gender Journal Activity 2: Norm Discussion Cards 2. Women, Craft, and Technology Introduction: Questioning Design (His)stories Craft as Feminist Resistance Feminist Redesigns and DIY Aesthetics Cyberfeminism and Gender Hacking Case Study: Buen Vivir-Centric Design, Diana Albarrán González, Mexico/Aotearoa Interview: Cornelia Sollfrank, Artist and Researcher, Berlin Activity 1: Pick a Theme/Make a Zine Activity 2: Hack It Game 3. Women and Design as Profession Introduction: Gender in the Design Industries Women and the Professionalisation of Design Design Knowledge and the Making of the Professional Masculinities at Work in Design Cultures Addressing Inequality in the Workplace Challenging Gender Norms in Professional Design Practice Case Study: Designers Speak (Up) Catherine Griffith, Aotearoa New Zealand Interview: In-ah Shin, Graphic Designer, Feminist Designer Social Club. Seoul Activity 1: Situational Knowledge Map Activity 2: Listening Positionality Exercise 4. Making Gender Inequality Visible Introduction: Gender Justice as a Global Issue Data, Power and Invisibility Design and the Gender Data Gap Feminist Counter-data and Queering AI Visualising Inequality Case Study: Visualizing Gender-based Violence, Nepal Interview: Brindaalakshmi K, Thematic Lead, Point of View, Chennai Activity 1: Queering Algorithms Activity 2: Gendered Life Data Drawing 5. Feminist Design Futures Introduction: Design and the Future Speculative Futures and Design Fictions Speculative Design and Inequality Feminist Visions of the Future Futuring Tools and Approaches to Time Speculative Design and Gender Case Study: Freak Science, Mary Maggic, Vienna Interview: Luiza Prado de O. Martins, Artist and Researcher, Brazil/Germany Activity 1: Participatory Futures Tool Activity 2: Speculating with the Past 6. Non-Binary Design and Sustainable Practice Introduction: Feminism and Ecological Crisis Towards Non-Binary Design More-Than-Human Entanglement, Post-nature and Queer Ecology Indigenous Worldviews, Design and Becoming-With Unmaking Design Practice Case Study: Lehuauakea, New Mexico, US and Papa’ikou, Hawaii Interview: Sixto-Juan Zavala, Designer and Illustrator, Texas/London Activity 1: Mapping Entanglements Activity 2: Feral Experiments

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Book SynopsisJust as punk created a space for bands such as the Slits and Poly Styrene to challenge 1970s norms of femininity, through a transgressive, strident new female-ness, it also provoked experimental feminist film makers to initiate a parallel, lens-based challenge to patriarchal modes of film making. In this book, Rachel Garfield breaks new ground in exploring the rebellious, feminist punk audio-visual culture of the 1970s, tracing its roots and its legacies. In their filmmaking and their performed personae, film and video artists such as Vivienne Dick, Sandra Lahire, Betzy Bromberg, Ruth Novaczek, Sadie Benning, Leslie Thornton, Abigail Child and Anne Robinson offered a powerful, deliberately awkward alternative to hegemonic conformist femininity, creating a new punk audio visual aesthetic. A vital aspect of our vibrant contemporary digital audio visual culture, Garfield argues, can be traced back to the techniques and forms of these feminist pioneers, who like their musical coTrade ReviewGirls to the front! Garfield’s book places female filmmakers at the forefront of experimental film and video. Reclaiming the energy of punk, DIY, deflation, the kitchen table aesthetic and the amateur to enthuse a new generation of filmmakers, where the emphasis is on making and being heard rather than slick production values and aspiring to mainstream monotony. Oh bondage! Up yours! I wish I’d had this book growing up. -- Abbe Leigh Fletcher, Kingston University, UKDensely research, fiercely argued, Garfield’s book goes a good way toward toggling our view of punk and No Wave film toward the exhilaration of feminist autonomy. -- Michael Atkinson, Long Island University, USAExperimental Filmmaking and Punk is the rare study that not only captures subcultural counter-histories (in this case, of music and film) but traces social, political, and aesthetic interconnections that have never fully been acknowledged, simultaneously offering a completely new way of thinking about life and creativity in this place and time. -- Amelia Jones, University of Southern California, USAGarfield writes a new lineage of experimental film, convincingly rendering the filmmakers’ shared stance of “oppositional modernism”. Celebrating edgy incompleteness, rhythm rather than plot, multiplicity instead of unity, DIY instead of glossy production values, Garfield sides with the heady, messy and personal. -- Abigail Child, Emeritus Professor, Tufts University, USAExperimental Filmmaking and Punk restores complexity and nuance to an inspiring body of work that has, until now, been under-known and under-valued. Rachel Garfield draws on her deep knowledge of the punk movement to shed light on a generation of important yet marginalised female filmmakers. Exploring the impact of punk’s anti-authoritarian spirit, she discusses how women refused gender norms in ‘art’ as well as ‘life.’ The DIY and kitchen table aesthetics described here are bound to resonate with the prosumer tactics of contemporary artists and cultural producers. -- Helena Reckitt, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK.Rachel Garfield searches out the scuzzy filmic scenarios, kitchen table aesthetics and DIY approaches that characterise the “punk films” of overlooked feminist artists in the 1970s and 1980s. In doing so, Experimental Filmmaking and Punk convinces us to look beyond the avant-garde milieux of the day and instead towards punk rock to understand why these women made the films they did. Whilst not forgetting the importance of pioneering filmmakers that came before, Garfield shows how punk exemplars of gender non-conformity like Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex and Ari Up of The Slits demonstrated a riotous new ethic of self-fashioning for feminist filmmaking. As Styrene herself sang: “Anti-art was the start”! -- Gavin Butt, Northumbria University, UKIn her joining of the dots between the key subject matter and the ‘contextualising scaffold’ of punk, as well as her situating of the filmmakers’ art practices within the wider economic, cultural and political contexts, Garfield’s work is a thoroughly informative, entertaining and riveting book. * Punk & Post-Punk *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Do it Yourself and the Amateur 2. The Last of the Modern Two - Visualizing Women, Otherness and the Cosmopolitan Punk 3. Feminism, Visualising the Kitchen Table and Do-It-Yourself: in Praise of the Fragment Part 1 4. Kracauer Disintegration and Punk: In Praise of the Fragment Part 2 5. Representation and the Inability to Situate: the Undecidability of Women's Punk Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisMegan Feifer is Teacher-Scholar in Residence at the bell hooks center at Berea College, USA.Maia L. Butler is Associate Professor of African American Literature at University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA.Joanna Davis-McElligatt is Assistant Professor of Black Literary and Cultural Studies and Affiliate Faculty in Women's, Gender, and LGBTQ Studies at the University of North Texas, USA.

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Book SynopsisLONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018''A blast, in all senses'' Financial TimesIncludes a new preface and extra essaysSmart and provocative, this collection of Laurie Penny's writing establishes her as one of the most urgent and vibrant feminist voices of our time. From the shock of Donald Trump's election and the victories of the far right, to online harassment and the transgender rights movement, these darkly humorous observations provoke challenging conversations about the definitive social issues of today. Featuring a new preface and nine new revelatory, revolutionary essays, Bitch Doctrine will give readers tools for change from one of today''s boldest commentators.Trade ReviewBitch Doctrine by Laurie Penny, one of the most accomplished and acerbic of the new, young journalists emerging from the protest movements of the 2010s, takes you to the front trench of the gender war and keeps you there longer than anyone should really stay * Paul Mason, Guardian *Laurie Penny is a polemicist – and her book is a largely data-free stream of consciousness – but she writes with verve and humour. It is a blast, in all senses * Financial Times *Laurie Penny is the tits. Witty and brazen, a force for both decency and revolution, she’s a swashbuckling rhetorician, a daring reporter and an all-around fabulous broad. Bitch Doctrine provides an invaluable case for truth-telling in an age of chaos and lies * Emily Nussbaum *If you've followed Penny’s work, you'll know that the thing that sets her apart from other enraged columnists is her empathy. She understands exactly what her opponents are thinking, and why, precisely, they are full of shit. This is a delight of a book. Penny’s essays are righteous ones * Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother *The feminist writer Laurie Penny gives us short essays on everything from the trials of being trolled to why exactly she calls herself polyamorous and genderqueer ... Precise and rational ... Provocative * Vogue *It’s spiky, but that’s no bad thing. She’s angry, she won’t spare your feelings and cripes, she’s clever. Dig out your dictionary, a reference book on identity politics and concentrate * Stylist *A provocative rallying cry, she confronts social issues from love, gender and violence, pitching them against a backdrop of Trump and the rise of the right * Red *A dizzyingly clever, warm and witty compilation of essays covering topics which range from the 2016 US presidential election, to writing which explores the notion of gender: it looks at the nature of relationships and examines the current culture we find ourselves in … Passionate, interesting, thoughtful * Cherwell *A writer and polemicist, a bad-ass, contrary, angry, bisexual troublemaker who is never happier than when she’s upsetting someone, or preferably everyone … We need her * The Times *An insightful, provocative and bold commentator. She is always relevant without slavishly following a supposedly 'topical' agenda set by others. Most importantly, she never compromises her compassion and humanity * Irvine Welsh *Sometimes enraging, sometimes enchanting, often both at once … A raw, bright, urgent voice … Like Caitlin Moran, another compulsive and essentially self-taught writer, she went to places others didn’t and brought back things they had missed * Guardian *Forget Sex and the City, Penny doesn’t give a damn about the politics of waxing or how small your pants are. She’s more interested in analysing the battles we face around gender under late capitalism ... We are dealing with a new world order * Observer *Penny is one of the first feminist writers to grow up within, and so instinctively understand, both the possibilities and the dangers of this relatively new cyber world * New Statesman *

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