Communist Rhetoric and Feminist Voices in Cold War America

Jennifer Keohane

ISBN 10: 1498549810 / ISBN 13: 9781498549813

Verlag: Lexington Books, 2018

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book explores how women within the male-dominated Communist Party in the United States built a home for feminist ideology and practice during the early Cold War. It explores how, in articles and petitions, women carefully crafted voices that spoke to the party s concerns while challenging its theoretical and practical limitations. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781498549813

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This book tells the story of a group of women affiliated with the United States Communist Party (CPUSA) who used a variety of rhetorical resources to build credibility and transform the party into a vibrant dwelling place for feminist discourse and activism during a conservative period. It evidences Communist women's significant and creative resistance to Cold War society and its visions of appropriate, "normal" womanhood alongside their pleas for class and race consciousness in a country that took for granted the white, middle-class aspirations of citizens. Drawing on Marxist theory, transnational coalitions, and Cold War culture, Communist women's rhetorical strategies were incredibly powerful, and this book provides insight into how they catalyzed changes in a rigid political movement by establishing a platform for their radical ideals.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Jennifer Keohane is assistant professor in the Klein Family School of Communications Design at the University of Baltimore.

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Titel: Communist Rhetoric and Feminist Voices in ...
Verlag: Lexington Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Einband: Buch
Zustand: Neu