Table of Contents
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7 Part I: Introduction 1 Feminist Studies as a Site of Critical Knowledge Production and Praxis Introduction The Diversity of Epistemologies, Methodologies, and Feminist Praxis Conclusion References
8 Part II: Feminist Epistemology and Its Discontents 2 Biological Determinism and Essentialism Introduction: Historical Perspectives on Woman's Nature Biological Determinism and Essentialism Defining Sex, Gender, and Sexuality Biological Theories about Sex and Gender Evolution and Genes Hormones Brains Essentialism and Feminist Theory Sexuality and Biological Determinism A Place for Biology but not for Determinism or Essentialism? The Enduring Appeal of Essentialist and Biological Explanations Conclusion References 3 Marxist and Socialist Feminisms Early Tenets Historical and Theoretical Background The Value of Social Reproduction The Social Wage, Mode of Production Debate, and Patriarchy Exchange Value, Surplus Value, and Social Reproduction Theory Affective Economies, Anticapitalism, and Anticolonialism Gendered Capitalism and the Global Division of Labor Social Reproduction, Imperialism, and Revolutionary Subjects Intersectional Organizing Conclusion References 4 Radical and Cultural Feminisms Introduction: History and Definitions Radical Feminism: Key Tenets Radical Feminism and Lesbianism Radical Feminism: Criticisms Radical Feminism: Legacy Radical Feminism: Continued Relevance References Notes 5 Materialist Feminisms Introduction French Materialist Feminism The Delphy–Barrett and McIntosh Debate British Materialist Feminism US Materialist Feminism Hennessy and Ingraham's 1997 Anthology References Notes 6 Black Feminism and Womanism Introduction Black Feminism(s) Womanism The Historical Context of Black Feminism Womanism in Historical Context Black Feminist Theoretical Moves Queering Black Feminism Third Wave of Feminism? Conclusions: Coming Full Circle References 7 Intersectionality as Critical Inquiry Intersectionality as a Metaphor Why Metaphors Matter Intersectionality's Heuristic Thinking Intersectionality
