Women’s Studies: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the pathbreaking and cross-disciplinary study of women—past and present. Tracing the history of the field from its origins, this revised and updated text sets out the main topics making up the discipline, exploring its global development and its relevance to our own times. A new chapter on militarization and violence provides fresh insight into trends in the contemporary world and adds to curricular significance. Reflecting the diversity of the field, core themes include: The interdisciplinary nature of women’s studies Core feminist theories and the feminist agenda Issues of intersectionality: women, race, class, gender, ethnicity, and religion Violence, militarization, security, and peace Women, sexuality, and the body Women’s Studies: The Basics provides an informed foundation for those new to the subject and is especially meant to guide undergraduates and postgraduates concentrating in women’s studies and gender studies. Those in related disciplines will find in it a valuable overview of and background to women-centered issues and concerns, including global ones. The work also provides an updated list of suggested reading to help in further study, classroom presentations, and written exercises.
Social Science,Women's Studies,Gender Studies,Feminism & Feminist Theory

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Smith, Bonnie G.

Routledge, Taylor et Francis Group

Ashgate Publishing Limited

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Gower Publishing Ltd

Taylor and Francis

Basics (Routledge (Firm)), Second edition, Abingdon Oxon ; New York NY, 2019

The basics series, Second edition, London ; New York, 2019

Basics (Routledge (Firm)), Second edition, London, 2019

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Place of publication not identified, 2019

The Basics, 2, 2019

2, 2019-03-18

2, 20190306

Tracing the history of the discipline from its origins, this text sets out the main agendas of women's studies and feminism, exploring the global development of the subject over time, and highlighting its relevance in the contemporary world.

2023-10-14