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Feminist and Queer Theory: An Intersectional and Transnational Reader
As women's studies departments and programs undergo rapid transformation in higher education, there has been a burgeoning demand for instructional material that addresses feminist and queer studies at all levels in the curricula. Feminist and Queer An Intersectional and Transnational Reader reflects this vibrantly expanding field and meets the urgent need for theory courses.
Feminist and Queer An Intersectional and Transnational Reader is not simply a feminist theory text that includes queer theories; rather, it theorizes at the intersection of feminist and queer theories, and by doing so, transforms and reshapes the boundaries of the fields. The book invites students to think critically about the limitations of understanding feminist theory as separate, but tangentially related, to queer theory and moves them beyond transnationalism as "additive" to U.S.-centered intersectional perspectives. The book frames feminist and queer inquiry as being articulated through each other and within a global context. It also provide new voices--scholarly, activist, and creative--inside and outside the U.S. that are shaping the field and selections that highlight the importance of im/migration and borders as well as science, technology, and digital cultures.
Feminist and Queer An Intersectional and Transnational Reader is not simply a feminist theory text that includes queer theories; rather, it theorizes at the intersection of feminist and queer theories, and by doing so, transforms and reshapes the boundaries of the fields. The book invites students to think critically about the limitations of understanding feminist theory as separate, but tangentially related, to queer theory and moves them beyond transnationalism as "additive" to U.S.-centered intersectional perspectives. The book frames feminist and queer inquiry as being articulated through each other and within a global context. It also provide new voices--scholarly, activist, and creative--inside and outside the U.S. that are shaping the field and selections that highlight the importance of im/migration and borders as well as science, technology, and digital cultures.
- GenresNonfictionGender Studies
576 pages, Paperback
Published January 15, 2020
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June 24, 2022This is one of the only assigned textbooks I've ever finished reading of my own volition.
While the majority of the theories take the form of shortened essays some poems and interviews are also included. This is relevant since at least two of the works called for analyzing theories in forms beyond the conventional.
It balances some of the most referenced concepts in feminist studies such as Crenshaw's intersectionality, Butler's writing on gender, Lorde's take on the erotic, Anzaldua's borderlands, and Harraway's situated knowledges, with works from as recently as 2021 covering a diverse range of topics from biopossibility to the fetishization of mlm ships in fandoms.
I liked how the texts were organized and I especially appreciated that the book began with bell hooks "Theory as Liberatory Practice". The perception of feminist theory as being irrelevant to the average person is a pervasive one. hooks is intentionally accessible and her writing makes one consider this assumption and what academia could be.
The longest piece is 12-13 pages (not including notes) so the content is not overwhelming.
Some of my favourite works were:
-the aforementioned "Theory as Liberatory Practice"
-"Speaking in Tongues: Fugitive Knowledge and/in the Pakistani Geobody" Moon Charania
-"Sapphistries: A Global History of Love between Women: What's in a Name (1890-1930)" Leila J. Rupp
-"Possessive Individualism in the Age of Postfeminism and Neoliberalism: Self-Ownership, Consent, and Contractal Abuses in Japan's Adult Video Industry" Akiko Takeyama
-"Algorithms are a Feminist Issue" Avery Dame-Griff
-"'Dominated, Opened and Entered':Theorizing the Dead Woman in Contemporary Media Representation" Joanne Clarke Dillman
-"Family Togetherness, Affect Aliens, and the Ugly Feelings of Being Included" Vanita Reddy
-"La Conciencia de la Mestiza: Towards a New Consciousness" Gloria Anzaldua
-"African Women's Litrature as Feminist Theory" Barbara Boswell
-"Lesbian Feminism" Sara Ahmed
-"Moving through Cure" Eli Clare
While the majority of the theories take the form of shortened essays some poems and interviews are also included. This is relevant since at least two of the works called for analyzing theories in forms beyond the conventional.
It balances some of the most referenced concepts in feminist studies such as Crenshaw's intersectionality, Butler's writing on gender, Lorde's take on the erotic, Anzaldua's borderlands, and Harraway's situated knowledges, with works from as recently as 2021 covering a diverse range of topics from biopossibility to the fetishization of mlm ships in fandoms.
I liked how the texts were organized and I especially appreciated that the book began with bell hooks "Theory as Liberatory Practice". The perception of feminist theory as being irrelevant to the average person is a pervasive one. hooks is intentionally accessible and her writing makes one consider this assumption and what academia could be.
The longest piece is 12-13 pages (not including notes) so the content is not overwhelming.
Some of my favourite works were:
-the aforementioned "Theory as Liberatory Practice"
-"Speaking in Tongues: Fugitive Knowledge and/in the Pakistani Geobody" Moon Charania
-"Sapphistries: A Global History of Love between Women: What's in a Name (1890-1930)" Leila J. Rupp
-"Possessive Individualism in the Age of Postfeminism and Neoliberalism: Self-Ownership, Consent, and Contractal Abuses in Japan's Adult Video Industry" Akiko Takeyama
-"Algorithms are a Feminist Issue" Avery Dame-Griff
-"'Dominated, Opened and Entered':Theorizing the Dead Woman in Contemporary Media Representation" Joanne Clarke Dillman
-"Family Togetherness, Affect Aliens, and the Ugly Feelings of Being Included" Vanita Reddy
-"La Conciencia de la Mestiza: Towards a New Consciousness" Gloria Anzaldua
-"African Women's Litrature as Feminist Theory" Barbara Boswell
-"Lesbian Feminism" Sara Ahmed
-"Moving through Cure" Eli Clare
April 26, 2024
Most of the readings felt useful and relevant, but some were definitely better than others
October 19, 2020
An illuminating, informative and eye-opening collection of essays and journal articles. This is the first time since I entered grad school that I have a class reading written by someone of my ethnicity.
What I found missing from the book is some serious dedication to agricultural workers. We all have to have to eat and thanks to farmers have food everyday. It would be great to see queer farmers’ lived experience depicted in humanity writing.
What I found missing from the book is some serious dedication to agricultural workers. We all have to have to eat and thanks to farmers have food everyday. It would be great to see queer farmers’ lived experience depicted in humanity writing.
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