The Politics of the Essay: Feminist Perspectives

by Ruth-Ellen Boetcher Joeres

Book Overview

"The Politics of the Essay is that rare scholarly work that provides both a history of this relatively new field and of its formal characteristics and inspires its readers to want to participate in the making of this history." --Signs The first in-depth study of the relationship between women and essays. Employing gender, race, class, and national identity as axes of analysis, this volume introduces new perspectives into what has been a largely apolitical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253207886
• ISBN13: 9780253207883
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.3"