Fifty-one Key Feminist Thinkers (routledge Key Guides)
by Lori J. Marso /
2016 / English / PDF
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The feminist thinkers in this collection are the designated
"fifty-one key feminist thinkers," historical and contemporary,
and also the
The feminist thinkers in this collection are the designated
"fifty-one key feminist thinkers," historical and contemporary,
and also theauthors
authors of the entries. Collected here are
fifty-one key thinkers and fifty-one authors, recognizing that
women are fifty-one percent of the population. There are actually
one hundred and two thinkers collected in these pages, as each
author is a feminist thinker, too: scholars, writers, poets, and
activists, well-established and emerging, old and young and
in-between. These feminists speak the languages of art, politics,
literature, education, classics, gender studies, film, queer
theory, global affairs, political theory, science fiction,
African American studies, sociology, American studies, geography,
history, philosophy, poetry, and psychoanalysis. Speaking in all
these diverse tongues, conversations made possible by feminist
thinking are introduced and engaged.
of the entries. Collected here are
fifty-one key thinkers and fifty-one authors, recognizing that
women are fifty-one percent of the population. There are actually
one hundred and two thinkers collected in these pages, as each
author is a feminist thinker, too: scholars, writers, poets, and
activists, well-established and emerging, old and young and
in-between. These feminists speak the languages of art, politics,
literature, education, classics, gender studies, film, queer
theory, global affairs, political theory, science fiction,
African American studies, sociology, American studies, geography,
history, philosophy, poetry, and psychoanalysis. Speaking in all
these diverse tongues, conversations made possible by feminist
thinking are introduced and engaged.
Key figures include:
Key figures include:Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de BeauvoirDoris Lessing
Doris LessingToni Morrison
Toni MorrisonCindy Sherman
Cindy ShermanOctavia Butler
Octavia ButlerMarina Warner
Marina WarnerElizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady StantonChantal Akerman
Chantal AkermanBetty Friedan
Betty FriedanAudre Lorde
Audre LordeMargaret Fuller
Margaret FullerSappho
SapphoAdrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich
Each entry is supported by a list of the thinker’s major works,
along with further reading suggestions. An ideal resource for
students and academics alike, this text will appeal to all those
interested in the fields of gender studies, women’s studies and
women’s history and politics.
Each entry is supported by a list of the thinker’s major works,
along with further reading suggestions. An ideal resource for
students and academics alike, this text will appeal to all those
interested in the fields of gender studies, women’s studies and
women’s history and politics.
