Beyond Gender
An Advanced Introduction to Futures of Feminist and Sexuality Studies
Greta Olson editor Mirjam Horn-Schott editor Daniel Hartley editor Regina Leonie Schmidt editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:12th Dec '19
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The book Beyond Gender presents a nuanced exploration of gender studies, advocating for multiple futurities over traditional progressive waves.
In Beyond Gender, the author challenges the conventional narrative of gender and feminism as a linear progression of 'waves.' Instead, it advocates for the concept of multiple futurities, emphasizing the complexity and diversity within gender-related studies. This book combines theoretical insights with practical applications, offering a comprehensive introduction to contemporary feminist and sexuality research and advocacy. It documents the evolution of gender disciplines and highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to understanding issues that have traditionally been confined to a singular field of gender studies.
The text is structured into two distinct parts, each exploring how various theories—pertaining to masculinity, feminism, and sexuality—have critiqued the conventional understanding of gender. It illustrates how the binary and hierarchical systems of gender have been challenged and transformed in various contexts, including queer performance, legal critique, and educational settings. By weaving together theoretical frameworks with real-world applications, Beyond Gender engages readers in a meaningful exploration of how gender constructs can be deconstructed and reimagined.
This book is particularly relevant for undergraduate students delving into Feminism and Sexuality Studies, Gender Studies, Feminist Theory, and Masculinity Studies. It offers a fresh perspective on contemporary debates, making it an essential resource for those interested in the ongoing evolution of gender discourse.
Beyond Gender lucidly reviews how 21st-century feminist theories and practices have moved beyond Butlerian gender studies into a more deeply politicized engagement with heterogeneous intersectional identities and movements. Interdisciplinary in scope, the handbook usefully posits an evolution beyond "second" and "third-wave feminism" into what the editors call a "decolonized queer feminist future."
Susan Stanford Friedman, Professor of English and Women's Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Although there have been many recent publications on gender theory, there has not yet been a volume with the expansive scope and ambition of Beyond Gender. It provides a thorough advanced introduction to the field as well as an updated and rigorous scholarly overview of contemporary debates in queer, intersectionality, transgender and decolonial feminism. A must read!
Sara R. Farris, author of In the Name of Women’s Rights. The Rise of Femonationalism, Duke University Press, 2017
How can we theorize gender, sex and sexuality in a post-Butler era? What does intersectional feminist and queer scholarship look like today? What does it mean to queer and decolonize feminist theory and praxis across shifting social, cultural, economic and geo-political contexts and relations? Grappling with these vital and challenging questions, Beyond Gender offers a novel, incisive and generative vision of, and guide to, contemporary feminist and sexuality studies.
Carolyn Pedwell is Reader in Cultural Studies at the University of Kent, UK. She is an Editor of Feminist Theory journal and the author of Affective Relations: The Transnational Politics of Empathy (Palgrave, 2014) and Feminism, Culture and Embodied Practice: The Rhetorics of Comparison ¿(Routledge, 2010).
Despite so many announcements of the death and demise of feminism and queer theory, they
ISBN: 9780367878337
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312 pages