Doing Feminist Theory: From Modernity to Postmodernity

By Susan Archer Mann

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199858101
• ISBN13: 9780199858101
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"