Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories
The Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories by Lorraine Code, published by Routledge in 2003, offers a comprehensive exploration of feminist thought across various disciplines. This edition spans 530 pages and is presented in English, featuring over 500 authoritative entries from an international team of contributors. The work provides clear and concise explanations of key themes and ideas within feminist theory, making it an accessible resource for readers interested in this complex field.
Readers will find a multidisciplinary approach that covers traditional taxonomies of feminist theory, theoretical subdivisions such as ecofeminism, and discipline-specific issues including philosophy and anthropology. The encyclopedia also delves into the conceptual apparatus of gender theory, methodologies like deconstruction, and intersections with other theories, such as racial and queer theory. Additionally, it addresses significant political issues, including citizenship and reproductive rights, while each entry includes cross-references and bibliographic guides for further reading.
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The Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories is an accessible, multidisciplinary insight into the complex field of feminist thought. The Encyclopedia contains over 500 authoritative entries commissioned from an international team of contributors and includes clear, concise and provocative explanations of key themes and ideas. Each entry contains cross references and a bibliographic guide to further reading; over 50 biographical entries provide readers with a sense of how the theories they encounter have developed out of the lives and situations of their authors. Areas covered include: traditional taxonomies of feminist theory (eg socialist thought); theoretical subdivisions (eg ecofeminism and feminist spirituality); discipline-specific issues (eg philosophy and anthropology); the conceptual apparatus of gender theory (eg biologism); methodologies (eg deconstruction and narrative theory); intersections (eg with racial theory, queer theory); and political issues (eg citizenship, reproductive rights).
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