Gender and Sexuality: Critical Theories, Critical ThinkersThis accessible introduction to gender and sexuality theory offers a comprehensive overview and critique of the key contemporary literature and debates in feminism, sexuality studies and men′s studies. Chris Beasley′s clear and concise introduction combines a wide-ranging survey of the major theorists and key concepts in an ever-growing and often passionately debated field. The book contextualizes a wide range of feminist perspectives, including: modernist, liberal, postmodern, queer and gender difference feminism; and in the realm of sexuality studies covers modernist liberationism, social constructionism, transgender theorising and queer theory. In men′s studies, Chris Beasley examines areas of debate ranging from gender and masculinity to questions of race, ethnicity, imperialism and gay masculinities. Interconnections between the subfields are highlighted, and Beasley considers the implications of body theory for all three.
Key theorists covered include: Altman · Brod · Butler · Califia · Carbado · Connell · Dowsett · Grosz · Halberstam · Hook · Jackson · Jagose · Nussbaum · Rich · Seidman · Spivak · Stoltenberg · Weeks · Whittle · Wolf · Wollstonecraft |
Contents
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Liberal Feminism Wollstonecraft to Wolf | 28 |
Nussbaum
| 36 |
WomenCentred Identity Politics to Sexual Difference Rich to Grosz | 45 |
Sexual Difference | 60 |
Feminism andRaceEthnicityImperialism REI hooks to Spivak | 73 |
Califia | 152 |
Jagose Seidman | 161 |
PART III GenderMasculinity Studies | 175 |
an Overview | 177 |
Brod | 186 |
between Gender Difference and Categorical Social Constructionism Stoltenberg | 199 |
RaceEthnicityImperialism and Gay Masculinities Dowsett Carbado | 210 |
20 Socialist Profeminism and Relational Social Constructionism Connell | 222 |
hooks | 86 |
Butler | 96 |
Butler Whittle | 105 |
PART II Sexuality Studies
| 115 |
an Overview | 117 |
Altman | 127 |
Jackson Weeks | 135 |
Weeks | 144 |
Female Masculinity Halberstam | 231 |
Conclusion | 241 |
Methodological Issues | 245 |
Glossary of Key Terms | 249 |
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