Feminist philosophy in Latin America and Spain / edited by Maria Luisa Femenias and Amy A. Oliver.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Femenías, María Luisa.

Oliver, Amy.

Series:

Value inquiry book series ; v. 189.

Value inquiry book series. Philosophy in Latin America.

Value inquiry book series ; v. 189. Philosophy in Latin America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Latin America.

Feminism.

Feminism--Spain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Feminist philosophy

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book demonstrates the vast range of philosophical approaches, regional issues and problems, perspectives, and historical and theoretical frameworks that together constitute feminist philosophy in Latin America and Spain. It makes available to English-Speaking readers recent feminist thought in Latin America and Spain to facilitate dialogue among Latin American, North American, and European thinkers.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

FEMINIST MOVEMENTS IN MEXICO: FROM CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING GROUPS TO TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS / Martha Zapata Galindo

AN APPROACH TO CUBAN FEMINIST IDEAS AND OBJECTIVES: ECHOES FROM THE PAST, VOICES FROM THE PRESENT / Norma Vasallo Barrueta

Latin American Feminist Philosophy: Early Twentieth-Century Uruguay / Amy A. Oliver

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, UNFAIR REWARDS: SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS AND GENDER STRATEGIES IN URUGUAYAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS / Adriana Marrero

MULTIPLE FEMINISMS: FEMINIST IDEAS AND PRACTICES IN LATIN AMERICA / Francesca Gargallo

ON THE TRAIL OF GENDER / María Esther Pozo

A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY / María Julia Palacios

THINKING PATRIARCHY / Celia Amorós

THE CHALLENGE OF DIFFERENCES IN LATIN AMERICAN FEMINISM / María Luisa Femenías

POSTMODERNITY AND UTOPIA: RECLAIMING FEMINIST GROUNDS ON NEW TERRAINS / Ofelia Schutte

FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY AND UTOPIA: A POWERFUL ALLIANCE / Ana María Bach , Margarita Roulet and María Isabel Santa Cruz

UNTHINKING GENDER: THE TRAFFIC IN THEORY IN THE AMERICAS / Claudia de Lima Costa

PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, AND SEXUALITY / Alicia H. Puleo

THE ETHICS OF PLEASURE / Graciela Hierro

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX

VIBS.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

94-012-0443-8

1-4356-0074-6

OCLC:

714567270

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401204439 DOI