Download or read book Turbo Chicks written by Lara Karaian and published by Canadian Scholars’ Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of prose, poetry, theoretical dialogue and more, with contributions by women from all sexual orientations, ages and backgrounds. The texts explore the meaning of feminism to different women.
Download or read book Troubling Women s Studies written by Ann Braithwaite and published by Canadian Scholars’ Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four essays in this collection present a multifaceted conversation about what is at stake in passing on the institutionalised project of Women's Studies at this historic moment. The authors come to this conversation from a diversity of histories, commitments and investments in Women's Studies. Framed by the argument that Women's Studies is a project fraught with uncertainty, the authors explore one might respond to it - intellectually, emotionally, politically, institutionally and pedagogically.
Download or read book Future Girl written by Anita Harris and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Feminisms Matter written by Victoria Bromley and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2012-10-14 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this lively narrative, newcomers to women's and gender studies, feminist politics, history, and sociology explore a refreshing take on a subject matter often loaded with assumptions. Feminist theories are viewed through the critical intersections of race, class, sexuality, age, and ability, and are embedded in the experiences of everyday life, allowing Bromley to engage readers in doing theory, in making sense of concepts like "power" and "privilege," and in effecting social change. Using a variety of pedagogical devices, including provocative images, discussion questions, and classroom activities, Feminisms Matter helps readers cultivate a way of thinking critically about their everyday worlds.
Download or read book Different Wavelengths written by Jo Reger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original essays in this collection ground the shifting terrain of feminism in the 21st century. The contributors define and examine the complexity of the Third Wave by answering questions like: how appropriate is a "third wave" label for contemporary feminism; are the agendas of contemporary feminism and the "second wave" really all that different; does the wave metaphor accurately describe the difference between contemporary feminists and their predecessors; how do women of color fit into this notion of contemporary feminism; and what are the future directions of the feminist movement?
Download or read book Next Wave Cultures written by Anita Harris and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whereas once young women’s feminist activism could be easily identified, today this resistance seems obscure, transitory, and disorganized. In Next Wave Cultures, established and emerging scholars provide an interdisciplinary examination of young women’s multilayered lives. This collection demonstrates that young women have new ways of taking on politics and culture that may not be recognizable under more traditional paradigms, but deserve to be identified as socially engaged and potentially transformative nonetheless. Exploring the ways in which girls' various cultural pursuits are tied to identity formation and relate to issues of class, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, ability, and, gender, Next Wave Cultures highlights both the limitations and opportunities afforded by globalization of youth consumer culture. This valuable collection is a necessary read across disciplines—especially to those in the fields of education, gender and cultural studies, sociology, and psychology.
Download or read book Queer Youth Cultures written by Susan Driver and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays explore the contemporary contexts, activism, and cultural productions of queer youth and their communities.
Download or read book Women s Rights written by Crista DeLuzio and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-11-12 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively, accessible collection of essays exploring the history of the struggle for women's rights in the United States from the colonial period to the present. The fight for women's rights was one of the first topics explored by women's historians when the field emerged in the 1970s. Current and authoritative, Women's Rights: People and Perspectives shows just how complex and multifaceted our understanding of that fight has become. Women's Rights spans the breadth of American history, from Native American women prior to colonization to women during the Revolution, Antebellum period, the Civil War, and the Gilded Age. Coverage of the 20th century moves from the Progressive Era to the Great Depression and World War II; from the emergence of modern feminism to the present. Throughout, it offers fascinating details of ordinary and extraordinary lives while charting the evolving roles of women in American society.
Download or read book You ve Come a Long Way Baby written by Lilly J. Goren and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2009-05-22 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Provocative and diverse” essays on the image—and the reality—of feminism in the twenty-first century (Christine A. Kelly, author of Tangled Up in Red, White, and Blue). No matter what brand of feminism one may subscribe to, one thing is indisputable: the role of women in society during the past several decades has changed dramatically, and continues to change in a variety of ways. In You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby, Lilly J. Goren and an impressive group of contributors explore the remarkable advancement achieved by American women in a historically patriarchal social and political landscape, while examining where women stand today and contemplating the future challenges they face worldwide. As comprehensive as it is accessible, You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby appeals to anyone interested in confronting the struggles and celebrating the achievements of women in modern society. “Some of the articles are down-to-earth, some are down-and-dirty. Some are matter-of-fact, others deliberately argumentative in tone. The book itself is a treasury.” —Lincoln County News
Download or read book Men Who Hate Women and Women Who Kick Their Asses written by Donna King and published by Vanderbilt University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stieg Larsson was an unabashed feminist in his personal and professional life and in the fictional world he created, but The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest are full of graphic depictions of violence against women, including stalking, sexual harassment, child abuse, rape, incest, serial murder, sexual slavery, and sex trafficking, committed by vile individual men and by corrupt, secretive institutions. How do readers and moviegoers react to these depictions, and what do they make of the women who fight back, the complex masculinities in the trilogy, and the ambiguous gender of the elusive Lisbeth Salander? These lively and accessible essays expand the conversation in the blogosphere about the novels and films by connecting the controversies about gender roles to social trends in the real world.
Download or read book Men who Hate Women and Women who Kick Their Asses written by Donna Lee King and published by Vanderbilt University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feminist takes on depictions of violence against women and changing gender roles in Stieg Larsson's thrillers
Download or read book Becoming Women written by Carla Rice and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a culture where beauty is currency, women's bodies are often perceived as measures of value and worth. The search for visibility and self-acceptance can be daunting, especially for those on the cultural margins of beauty. Becoming Women offers a thoughtful examination of the search for identity in an image-oriented world. That search is told through the experiences of a group of women who came of age in the wake of second and third wave feminism, featuring voices from marginalized and misrepresented groups. Carla Rice pairs popular imagery with personal narratives to expose the culture of contradiction where increases in individual body acceptance have been matched by even more restrictive feminine image ideals and norms. With insider insights from the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, Rice exposes the beauty industry's colonization of women's bodies, and examines why the beauty myth has yet to be resolved.
Download or read book Feminist Sport Studies written by Pirkko Markula and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2005-08-18 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses personal narratives to highlight the development of feminist sport studies.
Download or read book In for the Long Haul Women s Organizations in Manitoba written by Joan Grace and published by Canadian Centre Policy Alternatives. This book was released on 2005 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These include the disturbing a group of like-minded feminists before the persistence of the feminization of poverty, con- reporting of the Royal Commission on the tinued limitations regarding access to abortion Status of Women in 970. With funding from and a healthcare system sensitive to the needs Status of Women Canada, MACSW eventually of women, and the experience of women, par- had offices i [...] And just as feminism and Country."28 The organization receives a grant the women's movement re-orient to respond from Manitoba Agriculture through a yearly to changes in the social and political context, application process, and operates under the some women are harnessing the use of technol- auspices of provincial legislation, The Women's ogy, notably the internet and email, as tools for Institut [...] As such, the "part of our strength is in the struggle."54 This Women's Centre has become one of key orga- is evident in the types of groups and organiza- nizers of events held for International Women's tions formed and the linkages that have been Day and Take Back the Night (an international built between the groups, with some women rally, march, and vigil protesting domestic and being members or [...] Indeed, many of probe more deeply the knowledge of the history the issues remain the same as during the sec- of feminism among young women in the 'third ond wave women's movement. [...] The No Sweat Manitoba Association of Women's Shelters, and Manitoba campaign is connected to the Maquila the Manitoba Association of Women and the Solidarity Network (located in Toronto).
Download or read book Whose University is It Anyway written by Sandra Acker and published by Canadian Scholars’ Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whose University Is It, Anyway? paints a dynamic portrait of what goes on behind the scenes at today's Canadian universities. In compelling accounts, the contributors discuss how equity and gender shape their experiences as they explore the realities they face as professors, reaching assistants, students, contingent faculty, tenured faculty and administrative staff. This is a timely and important contribution. Book jacket.
Download or read book Sex Love and Feminism in the Asia Pacific written by Chilla Bulbeck and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-10-27 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores feminism, the women’s movement and gender relations in the Asia Pacific region. Through a comparative analysis of ten countries, both Asian and Western, it examines important issues such as attitudes towards feminism, family relations, sex and same sex sexual relations, abortion rights, nudity and pornography.
Download or read book Trans forming Feminisms written by Krista Scott-Dixon and published by Canadian Scholars’ Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking anthology, feminist scholar and trans ally Krista Scott-Dixon takes on the challenge of moving us towards more inclusive transfeminist politics. The 30 essays reflect academic, personal and political perspectives of contributors from Canada, the US and Europe. These include well-known activists and scholars in the field -- Bobby Noble, Barbara Findlay, Miqqi Alicia/Michael Gilbert, Kyle Scanlon, Talia Bettcher, Joshua Goldberg and Caroline White -- as well as fresh new voices. The book is divided into four sections to highlight the intersections between trans and feminist ideas. "Narratives and Voices" builds on the feminist idea of consciousness-raising, speaking from individual experiences and questions of how to represent oneself in language. "Identities and Alliances" takes up questions of how identities are produced, maintained and reproduced, and how diverse identities can work collectively. "Inclusion and Exclusion" examines the notion of "safe spaces" and "women-only spaces" in the context of trans challenges such as the Kimberly Nixon v. Vancouver Rape Relief Society case and the entrance policies of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. "Shelter and Violence" explores the service-provision policies of shelters, as well as the sex-gender system that supports transphobic abuse. The section introductions contextualize the discussion and identify key issues. The collection concludes with suggestions for future research and activism.
