Gender and Women's Studies in Canada: Critical Terrain - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889614849 ISBN 13: 9780889614840

Verlag: Women's Press of Canada, 2013

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Críticas:

This comprehensive collection provides an entry-point for students new to Women's and Gender Studies. The carefully selected readings clearly illustrate why the theories, perspectives, and insights offered in Women's and Gender Studies are, more than ever, critical to understanding the world in which we live and the challenges we face, and for re-visioning a better, more just, national and international community." - Lori Chambers, Women's Studies, Lakehead University "While nation-specific in title, this collection is not confined by conventional political constructs, as the authors consider how power is exercised, and embodied, by the individual and the collective within nation-states or dictated by forces of capitalism. Hobbs and Rice forge a systematic pathway through the essentials - body, sexuality, reproduction, representation, labour, citizenship, masculinity, violence, poverty, health - needed at entry levels of Women's and Gender Studies. - Carol Williams, Associate Professor and Chair, Women and Gender Studies, University of Lethbridge

Reseña del editor:

With essays from some of the most influential contemporary feminist writers, such as Jessica Valenti, bell hooks, Afua Cooper, Gloria Steinem, and Kim Anderson, and covering topics as diverse as women with disabilities, transgender rights, abortion, ageism, and Tyra Banks, this collection goes beyond the Canadian context to form an ideal introductory-level textbook for the contemporary gender studies classroom. Reflecting the intersectional nature of feminist thought today, these essays incorporate voices from across multiple marginalities, discussing gender, race, class, Aboriginality, ability, age, sexuality, and weight. A unique combination of scholarly articles, news clips, fact sheets, blog posts, poetry, short fiction, and personal narratives keep the collection engaging and varied. Editors Margaret Hobbs and Carla Rice have compiled a comprehensive introduction to the past, present, and future of gender and women's studies in Canada.Features: includes feminist theory and scholarship stemming from multiple disciplines such as sociology, psychology, Indigenous studies, cultural studies, health studies, Canadian studies, political economy, and anthropology provides a strong foundation in the history of the field, while also offering fresh perspectives that point toward the future direction of this meaningful area of inquiry contains rich pedagogy, including critical thinking questions, statistics, and activist insights

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• Verlag: Women's Press of Canada
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0889614849
• ISBN 13: 9780889614840
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 760
• Herausgeber: Hobbs Margaret, Rice Carla