Women's Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Excavating Women

   A History of Women in European Archaeology

   Edited by Magarita Díaz-Andreu, Marie Louise Stig Sorensen

   Archaeologists are increasingly aware of issues of gender when studying past societies; women are becoming better represented within the discipline and are attaining top academic posts. However, until now there has been no study undertaken of the history of women in European archaeology and their...

   Published April 30th 2012 by Routledge
2. Feminist Studies

   A Guide to Intersectional Theory, Methodology and Writing

   By Nina Lykke

   Series: Routledge Advances in Feminist Studies and Intersectionality

   In this book, feminist scholar Nina Lykke highlights current issues in feminist theory, epistemology and methodology. Combining introductory overviews with cutting-edge reflections, Lykke focuses on analytical approaches to gendered power differentials intersecting with other processes of social in...

   Published April 19th 2012 by Routledge
3. Subalternity and Difference

   Investigations from the North and the South

   Edited by Gyanendra Pandey

   Series: Intersections: Colonial and Postcolonial Histories

   Focusing on the idea of difference as a marker of subalternity, this book looks at the ways in which ordinary citizens have sought to present and identify themselves in ways that defy the conventional categorisations of governments and historical experience. Inspired particularly by questions...

   Published January 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Philosophical Inquiries into Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Mothering

   Maternal Subjects

   Edited by Sheila Lintott, Maureen Sander-Staudt

   Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

   Philosophical inquiry into pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering is a growing area of interest to academic philosophers. This volume brings together a diverse group of philosophers to speak about topics in this reemerging area of philosophical inquiry, taking up new themes, such as maternal...

   Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
5. Feminist Solidarity at the Crossroads

   Intersectional Women’s Studies for Transracial Alliance

   Edited by Kim Marie Vaz, Gary L. Lemons

   Series: Routledge Research in Gender and Society

   Women’s studies programs and departments face ongoing fall-out from an economic crisis in higher education. Taking the form of budget-cuts, reduction of faculty lines and other resource allocations, for some programs and departments it has meant at best, a loss of disciplinary autonomy through...

   Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
6. Interpreting Devotion

   The Poetry and Legacy of a Female Bhakti Saint of India

   By Karen Pechilis

   Series: Routledge Hindu Studies Series

   Devotion is a category of expression in many of the world’s religious traditions. This book looks at issues involved in academically interpreting religious devotion, as well as exploring the interpretations of religious devotion made by a sixth century poet, a twelfth century biographer, and...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
7. Reading Ads Socially

   By Robert Goldman

   This systematic and authoritative book provides an unrivalled guide to understanding ad culture. It shows how the logic of commodities permeates the ways we think about ourselves, our relationships and our desires. Richly illustrated and written with great clarity, it will be essential reading for...

   Published November 9th 2011 by Routledge
8. Gender Diversity in Indonesia

   Sexuality, Islam and Queer Selves

   By Sharyn Graham Davies

   Series: ASAA Women in Asia Series

   Indonesia provides particularly interesting examples of gender diversity. Same-sex relations, transvestism and cross-gender behaviour have long been noted amongst a wide range of Indonesian peoples. This book explores the nature of gender diversity in Indonesia, and with the world’s largest Muslim...

   Published November 3rd 2011 by Routledge
9. Contesting the Politics of Genocidal Rape

   Affirming the Dignity of the Vulnerable Body

   By Debra B. Bergoffen

   Series: Routledge Research in Gender and Society

   Rape, traditionally a spoil of war, became a weapon of war in the ethnic cleansing campaign in Bosnia. The ICTY Kunarac court responded by transforming wartime rape from an ignored crime into a crime against humanity. In its judgment, the court argued that the rapists violated the Muslim women’s...

   Published October 23rd 2011 by Routledge
10. Muslim Women Online

    Faith and Identity in Virtual Space

    By Anna Piela

    Series: Islamic Studies Series

    While issues surrounding Muslim women are common in the international media, the voices of Muslim women themselves are largely absent from media coverage and despite the rapidly increasing presence of Muslim women in online groups and discussions, it is still a relatively unexplored topic.This book...

    Published October 11th 2011 by Routledge