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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Sexual politics Sexual politics Kate Millet Praised and denounced when it was first published in 1970, Sexual Politics not only explored history but also became part of it. Kate Millett's groundbreaking book fueled feminism's second wave, … OL13845976W
New femininities New femininities Rosalind Gill "This volume brings together twenty original essays on the changes and continuities in gender relations and intersecting politics of sexuality, race, class and location. The book is located in debate… OL16134263W
Womanizing Nietzsche Womanizing Nietzsche Kelly Oliver In **Womanizing Nietzsche**, Kelly Oliver uses an analysis of the position of woman in Nietzsche's texts to open onto the larger question of philosophy's relation to the feminine and the maternal. Of… OL1633855W
Feminists Read Habermas Feminists Read Habermas Johanna Meehan This important new collection considers Jürgen Habermas’s discourse theory from a variety of feminist vantage points. Habermas’s theory represents one of the most persuasive current formulations of m… OL18295287W
Women, violence, and the media Women, violence, and the media Drew Humphries Through the lens of feminist criminology, this volume examines the complex interrelationship of women, violence, and media presentations. The book is divided into three sections: the first section la… OL18567379W
Denkachsen: Zur theoretischen und institutionellen Rede vom Geschlecht (Edition Suhrkamp) (German E… Denkachsen: Zur theoretischen und institutionellen Rede vom Geschlecht (Edition Suhrkamp) (German E… Theresa Wobbe 326 p. ; 18 cm OL19077499W
Perspectives on feminist political thought in European history Perspectives on feminist political thought in European history Siep Stuurman,Tjitske Akkerman Spanning six centuries of political thought in European history, this book puts the ideas of thinkers from Christine de Pizan to Simone de Beauvoir in the broader contexts of their time. Conventional… OL19894152W
The feminine subject The feminine subject Susan J. Hekman "In 1949 Simone de Beauvoir asked, "What does it mean to be a woman?" Her answer to that question inaugurated a radical transformation of the meaning of "woman" that defined the direction of subseque… OL19990781W
Narrative theory unbound Narrative theory unbound Robyn R. Warhol,Susan Sniader Lanser "Under the bold banner of Narrative Theory Unbound: Queer and Feminist Interventions, editors Robyn Warhol and Susan S. Lanser gather a diverse spectrum of queer and feminist challenges to the theory… OL20030618W
The Xenofeminist Manifesto The Xenofeminist Manifesto Laboria Cuboniks Injustice should not simply be accepted as “the way things are.” This is the starting point for The Xenofeminist Manifesto, a radical attempt to articulate a feminism fit for the twenty-first century… OL20559920W
After Pornified After Pornified Anne G. Sabo xiv, 230 p. ; 22 cm OL27107692W
Debating Women's Equality Debating Women's Equality Ute Gerhard "Ute Gerhard places women's rights at the center of legal philosophy and sees the struggle for equality as a driving force in the history of law. Focusing on Europe and taking the course of German fe… OL3081282W
Modern Feminist Thought Modern Feminist Thought Imelda Whelehan This introduction provides a critical survey of the dominant trends in Anglo-American feminist thought since 1968. From the historical roots of second-wave feminism to current debates about feminist … OL3752908W
Feminism and the Abyss of Freedom Feminism and the Abyss of Freedom Linda M. G. Zerilli In contemporary feminist theory, the problem of feminine subjectivity persistently appears and reappears as the site that grounds all discussion of feminism. In Feminism and the Abyss of Freedom, Lin… OL3941421W
Philosophy and feminist criticism Philosophy and feminist criticism Eve Browning xiv, 144 p. ; 23 cm OL4283361W
Feminism Feminism Judith Harlan Throughout the ages, feminists have focused on their domestic and family lives; on their political power; on equality in educational opportunities; on spiritual dogmas; and, especially in the late ni… OL80474W