Rethinking Contemporary Feminist Politics

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-349-31594-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 308 g

Reihe: Gender and Politics

Rethinking Contemporary Feminist Politics puts forward a timely analysis of contemporary feminism. Critically engaging with both narratives of feminist decline and re-emergence, it draws on poststructuralist political theory to assess current forms of activism in the UK and present a provocative account of recent developments in feminist politics.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dean, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Current Developments in Feminist Politics Rethinking Feminist Radicalism The Fawcett Society: The End of the Road for Equality Feminism? Women's Aid: Professionalised Radicalism? 1 The F-word: Cultural Politics and Third-Wave Feminism Conclusion: The Consequences of Optimism Notes Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

JONATHAN DEAN is an ESRC-funded Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Gender Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. His articles have been published in Contemporary Political Theory, Political Quarterly and International Feminist Journal of Politics.