Kathy Ferguson, author of The Man Question: Visions of Subjectivity in Feminist Theory
"A fine collection. It's refreshing to have global material and Third World texts incorporated into the entire anthology.."


Sally Kitch, author of Higher Ground: From Utopianism to Realism in American Thought and Theory
"Undertakes an important task by seeking to integrate feminist theoretical materials from both Western and non-Western sources.."

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The Feminist Theory Reader provides a revolutionary new approach to anthologizing the important works in feminist theory by incorporating the voices of women of color and postcolonial scholars throughout. Classic works in feminist theory by scholars such as Simone de Beauvoir, Judith Butler, Charlotte Bunch, Adrienne Rich, Donna Haraway and Monique Wittig appear alongside Amrita Basu, Gayatri Gopinath, Ji Yeon Lee, Gloria Anzaldua, and Chandra Mohanty, providing both local and global perspectives and infusing the collection with the vitality needed for contemporary study.

By incorporating global perspectives throughout the anthology, the Reader itself offers a challenge to the hegemony of white, Western feminism, providing an approach to feminist theory for the twenty-first century. This approach includes the conversations among postcolonial women and women of color about issues of gender, race, colonialism, and sexuality as paramount to understanding the concerns of feminism. This important new Reader will soon become the definitive collection of classic and contemporary readings in feminist theory.

SYNOPSIS

This reader presents a selection of 43 excerpts and essays that cover many of the diverse issues, motives, theories, and concerns of feminism. McCann (women's studies, U. of Maryland, Baltimore County) and Kim (women's studies, U. of Maryland, College Park) have written introductions to the book and each of its three main sections, which are on definitions and movements, identity, and theory. The latter section focuses on poststructuralist theory, featuring writers that include Lata Mani, Joan W. Scott, and Carolyn Sorisio. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

FROM THE CRITICS

Sally Kitch

Undertakes an important task by seeking to integrate feminist theoretical materials from both Western and non-Western sources.

Kathy Ferguson