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Feminisms and Womanisms
Susan Silva-Wayne
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Description for Feminisms and Womanisms
Paperback.
Feminisms and Womanisms brings together theory and practical application, so that feminist discourse interacts as a partner with the lived experience of women's social action. The selections combine classics in feminist thought with work from modern theorists and offer a solid foundation in international feminism.
The conceptual understanding embedded in the terms feminism and womanism contributes to feminist discourse, a carefully differentiated focus on the ideological uses of language to define relationships that have been historically mired in domination. The terms also define the way gender often has been used to signify and support domination. Given that feminism and ... Read more
Feminisms and Womanisms brings together theory and practical application, so that feminist discourse interacts as a partner with the lived experience of women's social action. The selections combine classics in feminist thought with work from modern theorists and offer a solid foundation in international feminism.
The conceptual understanding embedded in the terms feminism and womanism contributes to feminist discourse, a carefully differentiated focus on the ideological uses of language to define relationships that have been historically mired in domination. The terms also define the way gender often has been used to signify and support domination. Given that feminism and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Women's Press of Canada Canada
Number of pages
549
Condition
New
Number of Pages
650
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9780889614116
SKU
V9780889614116
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About Susan Silva-Wayne
Dr. Althea Prince has taught at York University and the University of Toronto. She is also a fiction writer and essayist. Dr. Susan Silva-Wayne has taught social work at McMaster University, Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Wisconsin. She has 30 years of social work practice with women and families in Canada and the United States. Dr. Silva-Wayne ... Read more
Reviews for Feminisms and Womanisms
Feminisms and Womanisms is an ideal text for teaching undergraduate courses. Its key strengths are that it includes the foremothers of feminism, has a nice mix of Canadian and international discourse, and covers the central issues underlying the history of feminism - it is thus a good foundation text. It strikes a great balance between the 'must-read' feminist foremothers and ... Read more