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Feminisms

Abstract `A feminist is a woman who does not allow anyone to think in her place.’ Michele Le Doeuff Spanning nearly two decades (1980-1996), the six sections of this reader investigate the debates which have most characterized feminist theory to date. Including articles such as ‘Pornography and Fantasy’, ‘The Body and Cinema’, ‘Nature as Female’, and ‘A Manifesto for Cyborgs’, the extracts in Feminisms explore thoughts on sexuality as a domain of exploration, the visual representation of women, what being a feminist means, and why feminists are increasingly involved in political struggles to negotiate the context and meaning of technological development. With writing by bell hooks, Alice Jardine, and Andrea Dworkin, this multi-cultural Oxford Reader reflects the dynamic nature of feminist debates and the genuine diversity within current feminist theory.

Oxford University PressNew York, NY

2023

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Abstract `A feminist is a woman who does not allow anyone to think in her place.

’ Michele Le Doeuff Spanning nearly two decades (1980-1996), the six sections of this reader investigate the debates which have most characterized feminist theory to date.

Including articles such as ‘Pornography and Fantasy’, ‘The Body and Cinema’, ‘Nature as Female’, and ‘A Manifesto for Cyborgs’, the extracts in Feminisms explore thoughts on sexuality as a domain of exploration, the visual representation of women, what being a feminist means, and why feminists are increasingly involved in political struggles to negotiate the context and meaning of technological development.

With writing by bell hooks, Alice Jardine, and Andrea Dworkin, this multi-cultural Oxford Reader reflects the dynamic nature of feminist debates and the genuine diversity within current feminist theory.

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