Feminism and Method: Ethnography Discourse Analysis and Activist Research

by Nancy A. Naples

Naples draws on different research topics, such as welfare, poverty, sexual identity, and sexual abuse, to illustrate some of the most salient dilemmas of feminist the debate over objectivity, the paradox of discourse, the dilemma of "standpoint," and the challenges of activist research. By linking important feminist theoretical debates with case studies, Naples illustrates the strategies she developed for resolving the challenges posed be postmodern, Third World, postcolonial, and queer studies.

Genres: Feminism

272 pages, Paperback

First published May 30, 2003

Reviews

[Roberta Villalon]

yes, i know,....i do LOVE methods....and this is one of the best books on feminist methodology and activist research...