Feminist Studies: An Introductory Reader
Feminist Studies: An Introductory Reader—edited by Hemangini Gupta, Kelly Sharron, Carly Thomsen, and Abraham Weil—offers a unique approach to teaching and learning feminist thought. Crafted with the movement and translation of ideas in mind, this book is broken into four sections: Feminist Epistemologies, Feminist Ontologies, Feminist Orientations, and Resistance. Each chapter includes two well-known classic texts that commonly appear in Feminist Studies classes as well as two original texts written by scholars who engage, critique, and extend those foundational feminist ideas in their work. All original texts that appear in the textbook were written by scholars who have Ph.D.s in Feminist Studies.
Bringing together 72 different authors, 36 of whom have Ph.D.s in Feminist Studies, Feminist Studies: An Introductory Reader is the first textbook edited by scholars with Ph.D.s in Feminist Studies and that also features the work of scholars with Ph.D.s in the field—which makes Feminist Studies: An Introductory Reader a crucial addition to the Feminist Studies landscape.
In addition, the book is accompanied by a robust companion website, which includes a trove of pedagogical resources, such as discussion questions, assignment ideas, lesson plans, media clips, and original assignments specific to the volume. These assignments are pitched at levels accessible to high school courses, lower and upper level undergraduate courses, and graduate seminars. As such, Feminist Studies: An Introductory Reader is designed for those new to feminism as well as more seasoned feminist thinkers. It is an ideal resource for students in introductory and advanced feminist theory courses, as well as those interested in social scientific and humanistic inquiry more broadly.