Political Theory and Feminist Social Criticism

ISBN-13: 9780521650199 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 248 str.

Los Angeles) Brooke A. Ackerly (University of California

Opis

Drawing on theoretical insights from Third World women's activism, Political Theory and Feminist Social Criticism develops democratic theory as a critical theory relevant to dealing with real world inequalities. Brooke Ackerly examines the methods by which real world feminist activists have criticized society, and argues that their activities show how feminist theory can move beyond its theoretical impasse toward articulating social criticism with critical teeth. Her book will be of interest to political and social theorists, and to students and scholars of women's studies, feminism, and human rights.

Recenzje

'Ackerly's ambitious blending of theory and practical politics will appeal to a broad audience of feminist scholars and students … the book also provides social scientists with a rich example of a methodology that derives theory from emancipatory practices and could thus be an exciting addition to graduate scope and method course.' Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society

Spis treści

1. Silent voices and everyday critics: problems in political theory, solutions from Third World feminist social criticism; 2. Why do we need a Third World feminist theory of social criticism?; 3. Method: skeptical scrutiny, guiding criteria, and deliberative inquiry in concert; 4. Roles: social criticism and self-criticism; 5. Qualifications: everyday critics, multi-sited critics, and multiple critics; 6. Third World feminist social criticism as feminist democratic theory.