"Critical examination of the role of identity in academic and
activist feminism."
--"Women's Review of Books"
"This lively, well-edited collection of papers offers an
excellent introduction to many of the issues and interests at
stake."
--"The European Legacy"
In recent years, identity has come to be seen as a process
rather than a fact or deterministic force. Yet, recognizable
identity traits continue to draw people together and provide them
with a sense of empowering commonality. Although the plasticity
afforded identity has freed up rigid definitions and guidelines for
affiliation, some believe that nebulous demarcations of identity
may deprive women of a solid position from which to effectively
contest centers of power.
Bringing together articles by well-known authors and theorists
such as Audre Lourde, June Jordan, Daphne Patai, Barbara Smith,
Marilyn Frye, Shane Phelan, Leila J. Rupp, Hazel Carby, and
Adrienne Rich with lesser-known writers and scholars, this
broad-based anthology ranges widely from personal narratives to
empirical research. The book unpacks issues of race, class, gender,
ethnicity, sexuality, disability, and age, contributing a
mA(c)lange of sharp, lively perspectives to current debate.
In a postmodern era of feminism, how do women come to identify,
organize and mobilize themselves within a complex global network of
relationships? Identity Politics in the Women's Movement offers
critical examination of the inescapable role of identity in
academic and activist feminism and the opportunities, challenges
and conflicts identity politics pose.
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