Jackson, Stevi (Ed.) : The University of Strathclyde
Stevi Jackson is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Women's Studies at the University of Strathclyde.
Jones, Jackie (Ed.) : Edinburgh University Press
Jackie Jones is Editorial Director at Edinburgh University Press.
Summary
Feminist theory has grown into a vast field. Feminist writers, thinkers, and activists have produced an often
bewildering body of knowledge concerned with difference and diversity, identity and inequality, ethnicity, race,
and class, as well as gender. Despite its growing influence, however, no single comprehensive text encompasses
the past, present, and future of feminist theory.
Contemporary Feminist Theories was inspired by a dissatisfaction with existing introductions, which often fail
to fully track change and capture diversity within feminist thought. The volume draws on the expertise of a range
of Western feminists in order to reflect the breadth of feminist theory as well as shifts within it. Each chapter
maps the development of feminist thought in a particular area over time, and suggests future directions.
Reflecting the diversity of feminist theory in fields from literature and linguistics to science and politics,
this multi-disciplinary map of feminist thinking is an ideal classroom text.
The contributors include Lisa Adkins, Vicki Bertram, Deborah Cameron, Elizabeth Frazer, Caroline Gonda, Penelope
Harvey, Maggie Humm, Kadiatu Kanneh, Mary Maynard, Sara Mills, Jane Scoular, Sue Thornham, Sue Vice, and Patricia
Waugh.
