Practising feminism : identity, difference, power / Nickie Charles and Felicia Hughes-Freeland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Charles, Nickie.

Contributor:

Hughes-Freeland, Felicia, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Cross-cultural studies.

Feminism.

Feminist theory--Cross-cultural studies.

Feminist theory.

Women--Identity--Cross-cultural studies.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Practising Feminism, contributors drawn from a range of backgrounds in anthropology, sociology and social psychology, explore different ways of practising feminism and their effect on gendered identities. The contributors examine feminism and gender identities in different cultures, feminism as a politics of transformation, the call for recognition of heterosexuality as a politicised identity, the practical role of feminism in nationalist struggles, power relations and gender differences, and the methodological implications of feminist practices. They all discuss identity, di

Contents:

Cover; Practising Feminism: Identity, Difference, Power; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; 1. Feminist Practices: Identity, Difference, Power; 2. Gender: Division or Comparison?; 3. Being a Feminist in Contemporary Greece: Similarity and Difference Reconsidered; 4. Transgressions and Transformations: Experience, Consciousness and Identity at Greenham; 5. Feminist Witchcraft: A Transformatory Politics; 6. Deconstructing Heterosexuality: A Feminist Social-constructionist Analysis; 7. Nationalism: Discourse and Practice

8. Experiencing Power: Dimensions of Gender, 'race' and Class9. Women Returners and Fractured Identities; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-83430-6

1-280-32043-5

0-203-42766-1

9780203427668

OCLC:

647378506