Feminism: A Brief Introduction to the Ideas, Debates, and Politics of the Movement
Deborah Cameron, "Feminism: A Brief Introduction to the Ideas, Debates, and Politics of the Movement"
English | ISBN: 022662059X | 2019 | 144 pages | PDF | 614 KB
English | ISBN: 022662059X | 2019 | 144 pages | PDF | 614 KB
Beneath the nonstop cacophony of voices across social media, online forums, and news outlets lie the stubborn facts at the heart of the everyday struggles of women today: more than a third of single moms live in poverty; the United States sees more maternal deaths than anywhere else in the developed world; one in five women will be raped in her lifetime; and women still make eighty cents for every dollar earned by a man. Between these brutal statistics and the ill-informed, often contentious public debate stand millions of women who feel alienated, disaffected, or just plain worn out.
In the era of #MeToo, Trump, and online harassment, innovative progressive feminist voices are more essential than ever. With her latest book, Deborah Cameron considers feminism from all sides—as an idea, as a theoretical approach, and as a political movement. Written in the succinct, sharp style that has made Cameron’s feminist linguistics blog so popular, this short book lays out past and present debates on seven key topics: domination, rights, work, femininity, sex, culture, and the future.
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