Feminism and the Shifting Boundaries of the Private Sphere
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/05/2005
In Going Public, a collection of international thinkers convene to reconsider the public/private distinction, an issue long central to feminists in their academic and political work. The feminist critique of rights has been fundamental to changes in Western liberal democracy and global human rights campaigns. These essays, in geographically and theoretically diverse case studies, test the currency of the categories of public and private as they determine social practices including protections and invasions of privacy by states, employers and other institutions. They ask what counts as 'the private' in different cultural contexts and, in their unique discussion with one another, reconsider the history and direction of social change. The unexpectedness of the approaches in these essays will unsettle received opinion, provoke new discussion, and challenge readers to think more seriously about the importance of figurative language, the power of common and uncommon usage, and the meaning of rights.
- ISBN:
- 9780252029646
- 9780252029646
- Category:
- Feminism & feminist theory
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 01-05-2005
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 228.6x152.4mm
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