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Bad Girls, Dirty Bodies - Sex, Performance and Safe Femininity by Gemma Commane
$55.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy, Spirituality & Religion | Series: Library of Gender and Popular Culture Ser.
What makes a woman 'bad' is commonly linked to certain 'qualities' or behaviours seen as morally or socially corrosive, dirty and disgusting. In Bad Girls, Dirty Bodies, Gemma Commane critically explores the social, sexual and political significance of women who are labelled 'bad', sluts or dirty. Throu ...Show more
Engaging with Irigaray - Feminist Philosophy and Modern European Thought by Carolyn Burke (Editor); Naomi Schor (Editor); Margaret Whitford (Editor)
$72.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy, Spirituality & Religion | Series: Gender and Culture Ser.
Engaging with Irigaray is the first collection of essays that attempts to go beyond the question of essentialism in order to provide a full critical assessment of Irigaray's contribution to a number of fields, notably philosophy. By reconsidering Irigaray's writings in the field of European thought and ...Show more
Gender and the Politics of History by Joan Wallach Scott (Contribution by)
$68.00 NZD
Category: Feminism | Series: Gender and Culture Ser.
This landmark work from a renowned feminist historian is a foundational demonstration of the uses of gender as a conceptual tool for cultural and historical analysis. Exploring topics ranging from language and class to the politics of work and family, Joan Wallach Scott offers a trenchant critique of th ...Show more
Graphic Women: Life Narrative and Contemporary Comics by Hillary L. Chute
$54.95 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: Gender and Culture Series | Reading Level: very good
Some of the most acclaimed books of the twenty-first century are autobiographical comics by women. Aline Kominsky-Crumb is a pioneer of the autobiographical form, showing women's everyday lives, especially through the lens of the body. Phoebe Gloeckner places teenage sexuality at the center of her work, ...Show more
Tainted Witness: Why We Doubt What Women Say About Their Lives by Leigh Gilmore
$65.00 NZD
Category: Feminism | Series: Gender and Culture Series
In 1991, Anita Hill's testimony during Clarence Thomas's Senate confirmation hearing brought the problem of sexual harassment to a public audience. Although widely believed by women, Hill was defamed by conservatives and Thomas was confirmed to the Supreme Court. The tainting of Hill and her testimony i ...Show more
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