Feminist Theory Books

New and Published Books

1. Women's Studies: The Basics

   By Bonnie G. Smith

   Series: The Basics

   Women’s Studies: The Basics is an accessible introduction into the ever expanding and increasingly relevant field of studies focused on women. Tracing the history of the discipline from its origins, this text sets out the main agendas of women’s studies and feminism, exploring the global...

   Published January 29th 2013 by Routledge
2. Men Speak Out

   Views on Gender, Sex, and Power, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Shira Tarrant

   Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex, and Power, Second Edition highlights new essays on pornography, pop culture, queer identity, Muslim masculinity, and the war on women. With personal candor and political insight, this collection of diverse authors explores sex work, digital activism,...

   Published January 29th 2013 by Routledge
3. Feminist Therapy with Latina Women

   Personal and Social Voices

   Edited by Debra M. Kawahara, Oliva Espín

   Feminist Therapy with Latina Women highlights the principles of feminist and multicultural counselling and therapy with Latinas and Latin American women, providing both theoretical approaches and applied frameworks. The authors are all experienced therapists and researchers with a deep...

   Published November 4th 2012 by Routledge
4. Transforming Images

   Screens, affect, futures

   By Rebecca Coleman

   Series: International Library of Sociology

   Contemporary social and cultural life is increasingly organised around a logic of self-transformation, where changing the body is seen as key. Transforming Images examines how the future functions within this transformative logic to indicate the potential of a materially better time. The book...

   Published October 18th 2012 by Routledge
5. Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory

   Edited by Various

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory

   Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory brings together as one set, or individual volumes, a series of previously out-of-print classics from a variety of academic imprints. With titles ranging from The Liberation of Women to Feminists and State Welfare, from Married to the...

   Published October 10th 2012 by Routledge
6. Womanism, Literature, and the Transformation of the Black Community, 1965–1980

   By Kalenda C. Eaton

   Series: Studies in African American History and Culture

   This book examines how cultural and ideological reactions to activism in the post-Civil Rights Black community were depicted in fiction written by Black women writers, 1965–1980. By recognizing and often challenging prevailing cultural paradigms within the post-Civil Rights era, writers such as...

   Published October 7th 2012 by Routledge
7. Global Border Crossings

   Feminist Activists and Peace Workers Collaborating Across Cultures

   Edited by Kathryn Norsworthy, Ellyn Kaschak

   This book brings together a group of feminist activists, psychologists, and peace workers from countries on every continent who describe how they apply global/transnational feminism in their activist peace and justice projects in the cultures and countries in which they live and work. The...

   Published October 2nd 2012 by Routledge
8. Routledge Companion to Contemporary Japanese Social Theory

   From Individualization to Globalization in Japan Today

   Edited by Anthony Elliott, Masataka Katagiri, Atsushi Sawai

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Japanese Social Theory breaks new ground in providing a detailed, systematic appraisal of the major traditions of social theory prominent in Japan today – from theories of identity and individualization to globalization studies. The volume introduces readers...

   Published September 27th 2012 by Routledge
9. Current Perspectives in Feminist Media Studies

   Edited by Lisa McLaughlin, Cynthia Carter

   Current Perspectives in Feminist Media Studies features contributions written by a diverse group of stellar feminist scholars from around the world. Each contributor has authored a brief, thought-provoking commentary on the current status and future directions of feminist media studies. Although...

   Published September 26th 2012 by Routledge
10. Sex Work

    Labour, Mobility and Sexual Services

    By JaneMaree Maher, Sharon Pickering, Alison Gerard

    Series: Routledge Studies in Crime and Society

    Sex work has always attracted policy, public and prurient interest. Currently, legal frameworks in developed countries range from prohibition, through partial legalisation to active regulation. Globalisation has increased women’s mobility between developing and developed countries at the same time...

    Published September 25th 2012 by Routledge