This book is an innovative and creative critique of the theories and practices of feminism for the twenty first century. Written by a mother and daughter, the book presents a dialogue across generations and instates a politics of difference and the importance of the category wom…
With actress Pam Grier's breakthroughs in Coffy and Foxy Brown, women entered action, science fiction, war, westerns and martial arts films--genres that had previously been considered the domain of male protagonists. This ground-breaking cinema is still viewed with ambivalence. …
Chronicles Islamic women's use of the veil, an article of clothing that fell out of use in the 1940s, but now is worn by most Muslim women and has sparked debate around the world
American Muslim women writers share their real-life tales of flirting, dating, longing, and sex. Their stories show just how varied the search for love can be - from singles' events and college flirtations to arranged marriages
Examines sex, violence and the body through a focus on the multiple and fascinating relationships between sexuality and wounding in both the real world and representations. Drawing on a range of disciplines, including cultural and media studies, sociology and psychology, this bo…
Forcing the Spring begins on Election Night 2008, when a controversial California ballot initiative called Proposition 8--which removed the right of gay men and women to marry--passed alongside Barack Obama's stunning victory. Forcing the Spring details how a small but determine…
The age of the male breadwinner and the female caregiver has passed, but gender inequality is as persistent as ever. This major new work intervenes in today's debates on domestic inequality, examining tensions between work and family life for women. Gender Equality explores clas…
Queer Theory: Law, Culture Empire uses queer theory to examine the complex interactions of law, culture, and empire. Building on recent work on empire, and taking contextual, socio-legal, comparative, and interdisciplinary approaches, it studies how activists and scholars engage…
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