The Routledge Critical Dictionary of Feminism and Postfeminism

by Gamble, Sarah

• ISBN13: 9780415925181
• ISBN10: 0415925185
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Feminism has radically altered the everyday relations between people worldwide. Since its earliest days, feminism has been organized around multiple agendas and issues including pornography, sexual identity, and politics. This diversity has allowed for a redefining of the movement. The ideas that the feminists of the 1960s and '70s established are now being questioned and challenged by a younger generation in the light of women's increased access to equality in the modern world.

Author Biography

Sarah Gamble is Senior Lecturer in English Studies at the University of Sunderland in the United Kingdom

Table of Contents

Editor's Introduction	p. vii
Contributors	p. xii
Feminism: Its History and Cultural Context	p. 1
Early Feminism	p. 3
First Wave Feminism	p. 16
Second Wave Feminism	p. 29
Postfeminism	p. 43
Feminism and Gender	p. 55
Feminism and the Developing World	p. 66
Women and New Technologies	p. 80
Feminism and Film	p. 93
Feminism and Popular Culture	p. 104
Feminism and the Body	p. 117
Feminism and Literature	p. 129
Feminism and Language	p. 140
Feminism and Philosophy	p. 148
Feminism and Religion	p. 158
Feminism and Psychoanalysis	p. 168
Select Bibliography	p. 179
A--Z of Key Themes and Major Figures	p. 183
A--Z Entries	p. 185
Index	p. 343
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