Feminism/Postmodernism

Thinking Gender

by Linda J. Nicholson (Editor), Nancy Fraser (Contributor), Jane Flax (Contributor)

In this anthology, prominent contemporary theorists assess the benefits and dangers of postmodernism for feminist theory. The contributors examine the meaning of postmodernism both as a methodological position and a diagnosis of the times. They consider such issues as the nature of personal and social identity today, the political implications of recent aesthetic trends, and the consequences of changing work and family relations on women's lives.

Contributors: Seyla Benhabib, Susan Bordo, Judith Butler, Christine Di Stefano, Jane Flax, Nancy Fraser, Donna Haraway, Sandra Harding, Nancy Hartsock, Andreas Huyssen, Linda J. Nicholson, Elspeth Probyn, Anna Yeatman, Iris Young.

Genres: Feminism, Philosophy, Theory, Nonfiction, Academic

358 pages, Paperback

First published October 19, 1989

About the author

Linda J. Nicholson was Professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, and Women's Studies at the State University of New York, Albany. She is the author of Gender and History (1986), editor of Feminism/Postmodernism (Routledge, 1990) and the co- editor with Steven Seidman of Social Postmodernism. She is editor of Routledge's Thinking Gender series.

Reviews

[Aidan Corrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid yet dated! Lots of good notes came from this book

[Candy Wood]

This 1990 collection of essays (several previously published) is useful for gathering many of the key arguments in feminist theory in one place. Jargon abounds, though, and more attentive copyediting would have helped.