From Modernity to Postmodernity
Dr. Susan Archer Mann
Publication Date - January 2012
ISBN: 9780199858101
496 pages
Paperback
6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches
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Retail Price to Students: $91.95A student-oriented text that situates feminist thought in a historical context
Doing Feminist Theory: From Modernity to Postmodernity critically examines feminist thought from the late eighteenth century to the present. Organized historically and by theoretical perspectives, author Susan Archer Mann:
* Highlights the relationship between feminist theory and political practice and examines the diversity of feminist visions and voices by race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and global location
* Interweaves the history of feminist thought with the history of the U.S. women's movement to ground feminist perspectives in their socio-historical contexts
* Bridges the local and global using theory application sections devoted to feminist analyses of colonialism, imperialism, and globalization
* Offers a
critical and dynamic approach to theory that is interdisciplinary and inclusive of alternative forms of theory construction, such as poetry, music, and zines
* Illuminates how transformations in contemporary feminist thought reflect paradigm shifts from modernity to postmodernity
Susan Archer Mann is a Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of New Orleans.
"[The writing] is a real strength. . . . Mann teaches well in the book. She offers an impressive, wide-ranging overview of the history of feminist theory."--Deirdre M. Condit, Virginia Commonwealth
"Mann does an excellent job of mapping the thematic development of the theories shaping U.S. feminism. The author's ability to 'connect the dots' is impressive and instructive."--Hawley Fogg-Davis, Temple University
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