Rethinking contemporary feminist politics / Jonathan Dean.
Has feminist politics lost its radicalism and vitality? Or is it undergoing a resurgence? Rethinking Contemporary Feminist Politics tackles these questions through a blend of empirical research and theoretical reflection, shedding new light on a range of debates concerning questions of political spa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2010.
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| Series: | Gender and politics (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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| Summary: | Has feminist politics lost its radicalism and vitality? Or is it undergoing a resurgence? Rethinking Contemporary Feminist Politics tackles these questions through a blend of empirical research and theoretical reflection, shedding new light on a range of debates concerning questions of political space and time, and feminism's relationship to the state and to popular culture. Dean draws on Arendtian and poststructuralist political theories to propose a novel understanding of the concept of 'radicalism' within feminist politics. Three in-depth case studies of contemporary British feminist groups are presented: The Fawcett Society, Women's Aid and The F-word website. Dean's incisive critique of both narratives of loss and narratives of resurgence in British and transnational feminisms offers a fresh, timely and provocative challenge to dominant understandings of feminist politics. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 226 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-217) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230283213 0230283217 1282997262 9781282997264 9786612997266 6612997265 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |