Gender and Sexuality

This 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 The only book of its kind to draw together all the important strands of gender analysis, Gender and Sexuality is a timely and impressive overview that is invaluable to students and academics taking courses on gender and feminist theory, sexuality and masculinity.

ISBN 0761969799   Pages 304 ISBN13 9780761969792 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher SAGE Publications Ltd   Weight (grammes) 544 Imprint SAGE Publications Ltd   Published in London Format Paperback   Height (mm) 242 Publication date 19 Apr 2005   Width (mm) 170 Library of Congress 2004099439   Spine width (mm) 19 DEWEY 305.3   Academic level Tertiary education DEWEY edition DC22

1		Gender and feminism : an overview		11
2		Modernist emancipatory feminism : liberal feminism - Wollstonecraft to Wolf		28
3		Liberal feminism : Nussbaum		36
4		Gender difference feminism : 'women-centred' identity politics to sexual difference - Rich to Grosz		45
5		Postmodern psychoanalytic feminism : sexual difference		60
6		Differences : feminism and 'race'/ethnicity/imperialism (REI) - Hooks to Spivak		73
7		REI feminism : Hooks		86
8		Postmodern feminism : Butler		96
9		Queering gender/queer feminism : Butler, Whittle		105
10		Sexuality studies : an overview		117
11		Modernist liberationism : Altman		127
12		Social constructionism : Jackson, Weeks		135
13		Social constructionism : Weeks		144
14		Transgender theorising : Califia		152
15		Queer theory : Jagose, Seidman		161
16		Gender and masculinity studies : an overview		177
17		Gender, masculinity/men's studies and feminism : Brod		186
18		Radical pro-feminism : between gender difference and categorical social constructionism - Stoltenberg		199
19		Differences : race/ethnicity/imperialism and gay masculinities - Dowsett, Carbado		210
20		Socialist pro-feminism and relational social constructionism - Connell		222
21		Queer(ing) masculinity studies : female masculinity - Halberstam		231

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