Doing Feminist Theory: From Modernity to Postmodernity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199858101)

Doing Feminist Theory: From Modernity to Postmodernity critically examines feminist thought from the late eighteenth century to the present. Organized historically and by theoretical perspectives, author Susan Archer Mann:

* Highlights the relationship between feminist theory and political practice and examines the diversity of feminist visions and voices by race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and global location

* Interweaves the history of feminist thought with the history of the U.S. women's movement to ground feminist perspectives in their socio-historical contexts

* Bridges the local and global using theory application sections devoted to feminist analyses of colonialism, imperialism, and globalization

* Offers a critical and dynamic approach to theory that is interdisciplinary and inclusive of alternative forms of theory construction, such as poetry, music, and zines

* Illuminates how transformations in contemporary feminist thought reflect paradigm shifts from modernity to postmodernity


Author: Susan Archer Mann
ISBN-10: 0199858101
ISBN-13: 9780199858101
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 01/26/2012
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d