Feminist Thought: A More Comprehensive Introduction / Edition 5

by Rosemarie Tong, Tina Fernandes Botts

Overview

A classic resource on feminist theory, Feminist Thought offers a clear, comprehensive, and incisive introduction to the major traditions of feminist theory, from liberal feminism, radical feminism, and Marxist and socialist feminism to care-focused feminism, psychoanalytic feminism, and ecofeminism.

The fifth edition has been thoroughly revised, and now includes a new chapter on Third Wave and Third Space Feminism. Also added to this edition are significantly expanded discussions on women of color feminisms, psychoanalytic and care feminisms, as well as new examinations of queer theory, LGBTQ and trans feminism.

Learning tools like end-of-chapter discussion questions and the bibliography make Feminist Thought an essential resource for students and thinkers who want to understand the theoretical origins and complexities of contemporary feminist debates.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813349954
Publisher:	Westview Press
Publication date:	07/18/2017
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	432
Sales rank:	548,901
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile:	1590L (what's this?)

About the Author

Rosemarie Tong is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and the former director of the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Internationally recognized for her contributions to feminist thought and bioethics, Dr. Tong is past coordinator of the International Network on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics and a recent past Chair of the Committee on the Status of Women for the American Philosophical Association.

Tina Fernandes Botts is an assistant professor of philosophy at California State University, Fresno. She is the editor of Philosophy and the Mixed Race Experience, published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2016, and is the former chair of the American Philosophical Association's Committee on the Status of Black Philosophers. She is currently the co-editor of the APA's Newsletter on Philosophy and the Black Experience.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction 1

The Diversity of Feminist Thinking 1

1 Liberal Feminism 11

Conceptual Roots 11

Before the "First Wave": Equal Education 13

"First Wave" Liberal Feminism: Equal Li berry and the Suffrage 13

"Second Wave" Liberal Feminism: Equal Rights 21

Toward "Third-Wave" Liberal Feminism: Sameness Versus Difference and Egalitarianism 25

"Third-Wave" Liberal Feminism: Intersectionality 30

Critiques of Liberal Feminism 31

Conclusion 36

Questions for Discussion 37

2 Radical Feminism 39

Radical-Libertarian Feminism in General 40

Radical-Cultural Feminism in General 44

Controversies Between Radical-Libertarian and Radical-Cultural Feminists 47

Critiques of Radical Feminism 67

Conclusion 71

Questions for Discussion 72

3 Marxist and Socialist Feminisms 73

Some Traditional Marxist Concepts and Theories 73

Classical Marxist Feminism: General Reflections 83

Contemporary Socialist Feminism: General Reflections 87

Contemporary Women's Labor Issues 94

Critiques of Marxist and Socialist Feminisms 101

Conclusion 102

Questions for Discussion 103

4 Women-of-Color Feminism(s) in the United States 105

Women-of-Color Feminism(s) and the "First Wave" 106

Women-of-Color Feminism(s) and the "Second Wave" 106

Women-of-Color Feminism(s) and the "Third Wave" 108

Distinct Women-of-Color Feminism(s) 109

Critiques of Women-of-Color Feminism(s) in the United States 127

Conclusion 129

Questions for Discussion 130

5 Women-of-Color Feminism(s) on the World Stage: Global, Postcolonial, and Transnational Feminisms 133

Global Feminism in General 133

Postcolonial Feminism in General 139

Transnational Feminism in General 145

Critiques of Global, Postcolonial, and Transnational Feminisms 147

Conclusion 150

Questions for Discussion 153

6 Psychoanalytic Feminism 155

Classical Psychoanalytic Thought: Focus on Sigmund Freud 156

Anglo-American Critiques and Appropriations of Freud: Focus on Dorothy Dinnerstein, Nancy Chodorow, and Juliet Mitchell 159

Contemporary Psychoanalytic Thought: Focus on Jacques Lacan 172

Critique of Jacques Lacan 173

"French" Psychoanalytic Feminism: Focus on Luce Irigaray and Julia Kristeva 173

Critiques of Freudian, Lacanian, and Psychoanalytic Feminist Thought 179

Conclusion 180

Questions for Discussion 181

7 Care-Focused Feminism 183

The Roots of Care-Focused Feminism 183

Critiques of Care-Focused Feminism 188

The Roots of Maternal Ethics 193

Critiques of Maternal Ethics 199

Conclusion 203

Questions for Discussion 204

8 Ecofeminism 205

Some Roots of Ecofeminism 206

Early Conceptions of Ecofeminism 209

Women, Nature, and Culture: Some Tensions 211

Nature Ecofeminism 212

Spiritual Ecofeminism 215

Transformative Ecofeminism 218

Global Ecofeminism 221

Vegetarian Ecofeminism 222

Environmental Ecofeminism 224

Critiques of Ecofeminism 225

Conclusion 228

Questions for Discussion 229

9 Existentialist, Poststructural, and Postmodern Feminisms 231

Existentialism: Focus on Jean-Paul Sartre 231

Existentialist Feminism: Focus on Simone de Beauvoir 234

Critiques of Existentialist Feminism 241

Poststructuralism: Focus on Michel Foucault 243

Poststructural Feminism: Focus on Judith Butler 247

Critiques of Poststructural Feminism 249

Postmodernism: Focus on Jacques Derrida 250

Postmodern Feminism: Focus on Hélène Cixous 252

Critiques of Postmodern Feminism 254

Conclusion 257

Questions for Discussion 258

10 Third-Wave and Queer Feminisms 261

Third-Wave Feminism 261

Critiques of Third-Wave Feminism 268

Feminist Queer Theory 270

Critiques of Feminist Queer Theory 273

Conclusion 274

Questions for Discussion 275

Conclusion 277

Notes 279

Bibliography 323

Index 399

What People are Saying About This

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Provides an up-to-date, critical introduciton of the major traditions in feminist theory...An essential resource. -- University of Oregon

Editorial Reviews

"Feminist Thought cogently demonstrates the diverse and rich areas of feminist theory-from radical to difference feminism, Tong and Botts detail the ways that race, gender, class, and sexuality intertwine in understandings of oppression and power."--Erin Heidt-Forsythe, Pennsylvania State University

"This book is the most comprehensive survey of feminist thought in the U.S. from the eighteenth century to the present that I have found. The authors do an excellent job of setting the historical context and demonstrating how feminist thought has evolved and developed based upon multiple perspectives. It is the best overall survey of feminist thought in the U.S. to date."--Glenna L. Simons, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

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