Feminist Theory and Cultural Studies

Stories of Unsettled Relations

• Author(s): Professor of Media and Cultural Studies Sue Thornham, Sue Thornham,
• Publisher: Arnold
• Pages: 230
• ISBN_10: 0340718978
  ISBN_13: 9780340718971
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory , Social Science / Women's Studies ,

Description:... Feminist theory is a central strand of cultural studies. This book explores the history of feminist cultural studies from the early work of Mary Wollstonecraft, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Virginia Woolf, Simone de Beauvoir, through the 1970s Women's Liberation Movement. It also provides a comprehensive introduction to the contemporary key approaches, theories and debates of feminist theory within cultural studies, offering a major re-mapping of the field. It will be an essential text for students taking courses within both cultural studies and women's studies departments.