Suspect Citizens: Women, Virtue, and Vice in Backlash Politics
Suspect Citizens: Women, Virtue, and Vice in Backlash Politics by Jocelyn M. Boryczka
English | 25 Oct. 2012 | ISBN: 1439908931 | 216 Pages | PDF | 1.27 MB
English | 25 Oct. 2012 | ISBN: 1439908931 | 216 Pages | PDF | 1.27 MB
What drives the cycle of backlashes against women’s ongoing struggle for equality, freedom, and inclusion in American politics? In her innovative and provocative book, Suspect Citizens, Jocelyn Boryczka presents a feminist conceptual history that shows how American politics have largely defined women in terms of their reproductive and socializing functions. This framework not only denies women full citizenship, but also devalues the active political engagement of all citizens who place each other and their government under suspicion.