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"Ilene Rose Feinman shows us how feminist theorizing grows out of
feminist activist engagementaand then is tested through direct
action and refined. The questions she raises hereaabout the
meanings and practices of citizenship and the impacts of soldiering
on democratic lifeaare urgent as we move into a new century." "It is pure polemic. Those already converted will be
inspired." "Disputes about who should or should not be permitted to serve
in the military have almost always centered on the perceived impact
of a given group on military effectiveness. Feinman takes a fresh
approach to the subject of women and the military by placing
citizenship, rather than war, at the center of her analysis. In a
volume that addresses a complicated set of issues with great
clarity and respect, Citizenship Rites asks what the relationship
is between citizenship and soldiering, and between soldiering and
feminism. It makes a unique and valuable contribution to a
discussion that has been largely absent from the broader rhetoric
over issues of gender, peace, and war." In the United States, the question of women in the armed services has been continuously and hotly debated. Among feminists, two fundamentally differing views of women in the military have developed. Feminist antimilitarists tell us that militarism and patriarchy have together pressed women into second class citizenship. Meanwhile, feminist soldiers and theiradvocates regard martial service as women's right and responsibility and the ticket to first class citizenship. Citizenship Rites investigates what is at stake for women in these debates. Exploring the perspectives of both feminist antimilitarists and feminist soldiers, Ilene Feinman situates the current combat controversy within the context of the sea change in United States politics since the 1970s-from ERA debates over drafting women to recent representations of military women such as the film "GI Jane," Drawing on congressional testimony, court cases, feminist and antiracist political discourse, and antimilitarist activism, Feinman addresses our pressing need for an analysis of women's increasing inclusion in the armed forces while providing a provocative investigation of what this changing role means for women and society alike.
"Ilene Rose Feinman shows us how feminist theorizing grows out of
feminist activist engagementaand then is tested through direct
action and refined. The questions she raises hereaabout the
meanings and practices of citizenship and the impacts of soldiering
on democratic lifeaare urgent as we move into a new century." "It is pure polemic. Those already converted will be
inspired." "Disputes about who should or should not be permitted to serve
in the military have almost always centered on the perceived impact
of a given group on military effectiveness. Feinman takes a fresh
approach to the subject of women and the military by placing
citizenship, rather than war, at the center of her analysis. In a
volume that addresses a complicated set of issues with great
clarity and respect, Citizenship Rites asks what the relationship
is between citizenship and soldiering, and between soldiering and
feminism. It makes a unique and valuable contribution to a
discussion that has been largely absent from the broader rhetoric
over issues of gender, peace, and war." In the United States, the question of women in the armed services has been continuously and hotly debated. Among feminists, two fundamentally differing views of women in the military have developed. Feminist antimilitarists tell us that militarism and patriarchy have together pressed women into second class citizenship. Meanwhile, feminist soldiers and theiradvocates regard martial service as women's right and responsibility and the ticket to first class citizenship. Citizenship Rites investigates what is at stake for women in these debates. Exploring the perspectives of both feminist antimilitarists and feminist soldiers, Ilene Feinman situates the current combat controversy within the context of the sea change in United States politics since the 1970s-from ERA debates over drafting women to recent representations of military women such as the film "GI Jane," Drawing on congressional testimony, court cases, feminist and antiracist political discourse, and antimilitarist activism, Feinman addresses our pressing need for an analysis of women's increasing inclusion in the armed forces while providing a provocative investigation of what this changing role means for women and society alike.
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