ABSTRACT
Approachable for general readers as well as for students in women's studies related courses at all levels, this invaluable guide follows the unique Companion format in combining over a dozen in-depth background chapters with more than 400 A-Z dictionary entries. The background chapters are written by major figures in the field of feminist studies, and include thorough coverage of the history of feminism, as well as extensive discussions of topics such as Postfeminism, Men in Feminism, Feminism and New Technologies and Feminism and Philosophy. The dictionary entries cover the major individuals and issues essential to an understanding both of feminism's roots and of the trends that are shaping its future. Readers will find entries on people such as Aphra Behn, Simone de Beauvoir, Princess Diana, Courtney Love and Robert Bly, and on subjects such as Afro-American feminism, cosmetic surgery, the 'new man', prostitution, reproductive technologies and 'slasher' films.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|143 pages
Feminism: Its History and Cultural Context
part II|186 pages
A–Z of Key Themes and Major Figures
letter A|11 pages
entry |1 pages
Abjection
entry |2 pages
Abortion
entry |1 pages
Acker, Kathy: Prose Writer and Essayist
entry |1 pages
Activism
entry |1 pages
Advertising
entry |1 pages
African-American Feminism
entry |1 pages
Alterity
entry |1 pages
Althusser, Louis: Cultural and Literary Theorist
entry |1 pages
Anarchist Feminism
entry |1 pages
Androcentrism
entry |2 pages
Androgyny
entry |1 pages
Angel in the House
entry |2 pages
Anglo-American Feminist Criticism
entry |1 pages
Anthony, Susan B.: American Suffrage Campaigner
entry |1 pages
Arc, Joan of: Patron Saint of France
entry |1 pages
Arzner, Dorothy: Film Director and Editor
entry |2 pages
Atkinson, Ti-Grace: Activist Feminist
entry |1 pages
Autobiography
letter B|10 pages
entry |1 pages
Backlash
entry |2 pages
Barrett, Michele: Academic and Author
entry |1 pages
Barthes, Roland: Cultural Critic
entry |2 pages
Beauty Contests
entry |1 pages
Beauty Myth
entry |2 pages
Beauvoir, Simone De: Philosopher
entry |1 pages
Biological Determinism
entry |1 pages
Bisexuality
entry |2 pages
Björk Gudmundsdottir: Musician
entry |1 pages
Bly, Robert: Writer and Poet
entry |2 pages
Bodichon, Barbara Leigh-Smith: Educationalist and Social Campaigner
entry |1 pages
Bodybuilding
entry |1 pages
Bourgeois, Louise: Sculptor and Artist
entry |1 pages
Braidotti, Rosi: Feminist Philosopher and Cultural Theorist
entry |2 pages
Brittain, Vera: Writer and Political Campaigner
entry |1 pages
Brownmiller, Susan: Feminist Writer
entry |2 pages
Burchill, Julie: Journalist and Novelist
entry |1 pages
Butler, Josephine: Social Campaigner
entry |2 pages
Butler, Judith: Feminist Sociologist and Philosopher
letter C|14 pages
entry |1 pages
Campbell, Beatrix: Journalist
entry |1 pages
Campion, Jane: Film Director
entry |2 pages
Capitalist Patriarchy
entry |1 pages
Carter, Angela: Author, Reviewer and Journalist
entry |2 pages
Chesler, Phyllis: Psychologist and Writer
entry |1 pages
Chicago, Judy: Artist and Writer
entry |1 pages
Chodorow, Nancy: Sociologist
entry |1 pages
Chora
entry |2 pages
Christian Feminism
entry |2 pages
Civil Rights Feminism
entry |1 pages
Cixous, HéLène: Writer and Philosopher
entry |2 pages
Class
entry |1 pages
Clitoridectomy
entry |2 pages
Collective
entry |1 pages
Comedy
entry |2 pages
Compulsory Heterosexualtty
entry |1 pages
Consciousness-Raising
entry |1 pages
Contraception
entry |1 pages
Cornell, Drucilla: Philosopher
entry |1 pages
Cosmetic Surgery
entry |2 pages
Cross-Dressing
entry |1 pages
Cultural Studies
entry |1 pages
Culture
entry |2 pages
Cyberfeminism
entry |1 pages
Cyberpunk
entry |2 pages
Cyberspace
entry |1 pages
Cyborg
letter D|9 pages
entry |1 pages
Daly, Mary: Radical Feminist Philosopher and Theologian
entry |2 pages
Dance
entry |1 pages
Davis, Angela Y.: Activist and Academic
entry |2 pages
Delphy, Christine: Marxist-Feminist Sociologist
entry |1 pages
Denfeld, Rene: Writer
entry |2 pages
Derrida, Jacques: Philosopher
entry |1 pages
Desire
entry |2 pages
Diana, Princess Of Wales: Aristocrat
entry |1 pages
Différance
entry |1 pages
Difference
entry |1 pages
Dinnerstein, Dorothy: Psychoanalyst
entry |1 pages
Discourse
entry |1 pages
Discrimination
entry |1 pages
Domesticity
entry |2 pages
Double Standards
entry |1 pages
Douglas, Mary: Social Anthropologist
entry |2 pages
Dual Systems Theory
entry |1 pages
Dworkin, Andrea: Anti-Pornography Activist and Writer
letter E|6 pages
entry |1 pages
Eating Disorders
entry |2 pages
Ecofeminism
entry |1 pages
Écriture Féminine
entry |2 pages
Education
entry |2 pages
Emancipation
entry |1 pages
Enlightenment
entry |2 pages
Epistemology
entry |1 pages
Equal Rights
entry |2 pages
Essentialism
entry |1 pages
Ethnocentricity
entry |1 pages
Ethnography
letter F|13 pages
entry |1 pages
Faludi, Susan: Journalist
entry |2 pages
Family
entry |1 pages
Fantasy
entry |2 pages
Fashion
entry |1 pages
Fawcett, Millicent Garrett: Women's Suffrage Campaigner
entry |1 pages
Female
entry |1 pages
Feminine Mystique
entry |1 pages
Femininity
entry |2 pages
Feminist
entry |1 pages
Feminist Critique
entry |1 pages
Figes, Eva: Novelist and Critic
entry |1 pages
Film Noir
entry |1 pages
Film Theory
entry |1 pages
Firestone, Shulamith: Radical Feminist
entry |2 pages
First Wave Feminism
entry |1 pages
Foucault, Michel: Philosopher, Historian and Cultural Critic
entry |1 pages
Fox-Genovese, Elizabeth: Historian
entry |2 pages
French Feminism
entry |1 pages
French, Marilyn: American Novelist and Critic
entry |1 pages
Freud, Anna: Psychoanalyst
entry |1 pages
Freud, Sigmund: Neurologist and Psychoanalyst
entry |2 pages
Friday, Nancy: Writer
entry |1 pages
Friedan, Betty: American Feminist
letter G|9 pages
entry |1 pages
Gatens, Moira: Philosopher
entry |1 pages
Gay Liberation Movement
entry |1 pages
Gaze
entry |1 pages
Gender
entry |2 pages
Gender Studies
entry |1 pages
Genre
entry |1 pages
Gilbert, Sandra M.: Poet and Literary Critic
entry |2 pages
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins: Writer
entry |1 pages
Girl Power
entry |1 pages
Goddess
entry |1 pages
Goldman, Emma: Anarchist Feminist
entry |1 pages
Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp
entry |1 pages
Greer, Germaine: Academic, Journalist and Broadcaster
entry |2 pages
Griffin, Susan: Poet and Theorist
entry |1 pages
Grotesque
entry |1 pages
Gubar, Susan: Literary Critic
entry |1 pages
Gyn/Ecology
entry |1 pages
Gynocrtticism
letter H|7 pages
entry |1 pages
Haldane, Charlotte: Journalist and Author
entry |2 pages
Hall, Radclyffe: Author
entry |1 pages
Haraway, Donna: Cultural Scientist and Philosopher
entry |1 pages
Harding, Sandra: Philosopher
entry |2 pages
Heilbrun, Carolyn: Author and Critic
entry |1 pages
Heroinism
entry |2 pages
Heterosexism
entry |1 pages
Hite, Shere: Cultural Historian
entry |2 pages
Holtby, Winifred: Author, Journalist and Political Campaigner
entry |1 pages
Hooks, Bell: Critic
entry |2 pages
Hutcheon, Linda: Postmodern Theorist
entry |1 pages
Hysteria
letter I|4 pages
entry |1 pages
Identity
entry |2 pages
Ideology
entry |1 pages
Imaginary
entry |1 pages
Interpellation
entry |1 pages
Intertextuality
entry |1 pages
Intuition
entry |2 pages
Irigaray, Luce: Philosopher and Psychoanalyst
letter J|3 pages
entry |1 pages
Jardine, Alice: Critic
entry |2 pages
Jeffreys, Sheila: Sociologist
entry |1 pages
Jewish Feminism
entry |2 pages
Jouissance
letter K|2 pages
entry |1 pages
Kahlo, Frida: Artist
entry |2 pages
Klein, Melanie: Psychoanalyst
entry |1 pages
Kristeva, Julia: Psychoanalyst, Linguist, Theorist, Novelist and Critic
letter L|10 pages
entry |1 pages
Lacan, Jacques: Psychoanalyst
entry |2 pages
Lack
entry |1 pages
Lang, K.D.: Singer-Songwriter
entry |2 pages
Language
entry |1 pages
Laughter
entry |1 pages
Lauretis, Teresa De: Film Theorist
entry |1 pages
Law of the Father
entry |1 pages
Le Doeuff, Michèle: Philosopher
entry |2 pages
Lennox, Annie: Singer, Songwriter and Performer
entry |1 pages
Lesbian Continuum
entry |2 pages
Lesbian Feminism
entry |1 pages
Liberal Feminism
entry |2 pages
Libertarianism
entry |1 pages
Literary Canon
entry |1 pages
Lorde, Audre: Poet and Academic
entry |1 pages
Love, Courtney: Singer, Songwriter and Actress
entry |1 pages
Lovelace, Ada: Mathematician
entry |1 pages
Luxemburg, Rosa: Marxist Revolutionary
letter M|14 pages
entry |1 pages
Mackinnon, Catherine: Lawyer
entry |2 pages
Madonna
entry |1 pages
Marriage
entry |2 pages
Marxist Feminism
entry |1 pages
Masculinity
entry |2 pages
Masculinity Studies
entry |2 pages
Masquerade
entry |1 pages
Matriarchy
entry |2 pages
Media
entry |1 pages
Men's Movements
entry |2 pages
Menstruation
entry |1 pages
Mill, John Stuart: Political Theorist and Economist
entry |2 pages
Millett, Kate: Painter, Sculptor and Writer
entry |1 pages
Minh-Ha, Trinh T.: Film-Maker, Composer, Poet and Theorist
entry |1 pages
Mitchell, Juliet: Writer
entry |1 pages
MLF (Mouvement De LibéRation Des Femmes)
entry |1 pages
Modernism
entry |2 pages
Modleski, Tania: Cultural Critic and Academic
entry |1 pages
Moi, Toril: Academic
entry |1 pages
Monstrous Feminine
entry |1 pages
Morris, Meaghan: Cultural Critic
entry |2 pages
Morrison, Toni: Novelist and Essayist
entry |1 pages
Mother/Daughter Relationship
entry |2 pages
Mulvey, Laura: Film Theorist
entry |1 pages
Myth
letter N|6 pages
entry |1 pages
Naming
entry |2 pages
Narcissism
entry |1 pages
National Organization for Women (Now)
entry |2 pages
Nature
entry |1 pages
New Man
entry |2 pages
New Woman
entry |1 pages
Nightingale, Florence: Founder Of Modern Nursing
entry |2 pages
Nin, Anaïs: Novelist, Short Story Writer and Diarist
entry |1 pages
Novel-Writing
entry |2 pages
Nude
letter O|5 pages
entry |1 pages
Oakley, Ann: Sociologist
entry |1 pages
Object-Relations Theory
entry |2 pages
Objectification
entry |1 pages
Objectivity
entry |2 pages
Olsen, Tillie: Writer And Academic
entry |1 pages
Oppression
entry |2 pages
Orgasm
entry |1 pages
Orlan
entry |2 pages
Other
letter P|13 pages
entry |1 pages
Pacifism
entry |2 pages
Paganism
entry |1 pages
Paglia, Camille: Cultural Theorist and Commentator
entry |2 pages
Pankhurst Family: Suffrage Campaigners: Emmeline
entry |1 pages
Parker, Rozsika: Art Historian and Psychotherapist
entry |1 pages
Parthenogenesis
entry |1 pages
Patriarchy
entry |1 pages
Penis Envy
entry |1 pages
Performance
entry |2 pages
Phallocentrism
entry |1 pages
Phallogocentrism
entry |2 pages
Philosophical Imaginary
entry |1 pages
Plant, Sadie: Feminist Technotheorist
entry |2 pages
Pleasure
entry |1 pages
Political Correctness (PC)
entry |2 pages
Pollock, Griselda: Art Historian
entry |1 pages
Pornography
entry |1 pages
Postcolonialism
entry |2 pages
Postfeminism
entry |1 pages
Postmodernism
entry |2 pages
Poststructuralism
entry |1 pages
Potter, Sally: Film Director
entry |2 pages
Psychoanalysis
letter Q|1 pages
entry |1 pages
Qualitative Research
entry |1 pages
Queer Theory
letter R|8 pages
entry |1 pages
Racism
entry |2 pages
Radical Feminism
entry |1 pages
Rape
entry |1 pages
Religious Fundamentalism
entry |2 pages
Reproductive Technologies
entry |1 pages
Re-Vision
entry |2 pages
Rich, Adrienne: Poet and Theorist
entry |1 pages
Richardson, Dorothy: Novelist
entry |2 pages
Riot Grrrls
entry |1 pages
Roiphe, Katie: Writer
entry |2 pages
Romance
entry |1 pages
Russ, Joanna: Science Fiction Writer and Literary Critic
entry |1 pages
Russell, Dora: Writer, Journalist, Educator, Political Activist And Peace Campaigner
letter S|19 pages
entry |1 pages
Sappho: Poet
entry |2 pages
Schreiner, Olive: Socialist Feminist
entry |1 pages
Science Fiction
entry |2 pages
Second Wave Feminism
entry |1 pages
Semiology
entry |1 pages
Semiotic
entry |1 pages
Seneca Falls Convention
entry |1 pages
Sex-Gender System
entry |1 pages
Sexism
entry |1 pages
Sexual Harassment
entry |1 pages
Sexual Politics
entry |1 pages
Shelley, Mary: Writer
entry |1 pages
Sherman, Cindy: Artist and Photographer
entry |2 pages
Showalter, Elaine: Literary Critic and Cultural Theorist
entry |1 pages
Silence
entry |1 pages
Sisterhood
entry |2 pages
Soap Opera
entry |1 pages
Socialist Feminism
entry |2 pages
Sontag, Susan: Essayist, Novelist and Cultural Critic
entry |1 pages
Spare Rib
entry |2 pages
Spectatorship
entry |1 pages
Spence, Jo: Photographer
entry |2 pages
Spender, Dale: Linguist and Critic
entry |1 pages
Spice Girls
entry |2 pages
Spinster
entry |1 pages
Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty: Critic and Cultural Theorist
entry |2 pages
Sport
entry |2 pages
Sprinkle, Annie: Performance Artist
entry |1 pages
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady: Abolitionist and Women's Rights Activist
entry |1 pages
Stein, Gertrude: Modernist Writer
entry |1 pages
Steinem, Gloria: American Feminist and Writer
entry |1 pages
Stereotyping
entry |1 pages
Subaltern
entry |1 pages
Subjectivity
entry |1 pages
Suffragettes
entry |1 pages
Symbolic Order
letter T|5 pages
entry |1 pages
Taylor Mill, Harriet: Feminist Writer
entry |2 pages
Technology
entry |1 pages
Textiles
entry |1 pages
Third Wave
entry |1 pages
Third World Feminism
entry |2 pages
Tickner, Lisa: Cultural Historian
entry |1 pages
Transsexualism
entry |2 pages
Truth, Sojourner: Abolitionist and Evangelist
entry |1 pages
Tubman, Harriett: Abolitionist, Spy and Army Scout
letter U|2 pages
entry |1 pages
Unconscious
entry |2 pages
Utopia
letter V|2 pages
entry |1 pages
Victim Feminism
entry |2 pages
Virgin Mary
entry |1 pages
Visual Pleasure
letter W|11 pages
entry |1 pages
Walker, Alice: Novelist, Poet, Essayist and Activist
entry |1 pages
Walter, Natasha: Journalist and Writer
entry |2 pages
Warner, Marina: Novelist and Cultural Historian
entry |1 pages
West, Rebecca: Journalist and Writer
entry |2 pages
Wild Zone
entry |1 pages
Williamson, Judith: Journalist, Fllm-Maker, Lecturer in Cultural Studies
entry |2 pages
Wilson, Elizabeth: Writer, Editor, Journalist, Broadcaster, Professor of Social Studies
entry |1 pages
Witch
entry |2 pages
Wittig, Monique: Novelist And Theorist
entry |1 pages
Wolf, Naomi: American Feminist Writer
entry |2 pages
Wolff, Janet: Sociologist
entry |1 pages
Wollstonecraft, Mary: Feminist Theorist
entry |1 pages
Women Artists Slide Library (Women's Art Library)
entry |1 pages
Women's Liberation
entry |1 pages
Women's Magazines
entry |1 pages
Women's Studdies
entry |1 pages
Woolf, Virginia: Author
entry |2 pages
Working-Class Feminism
entry |1 pages
Wurtzel, Elizabeth: Writer
letter Y|2 pages
entry |1 pages
Young, Iris Marion: Philosopher
entry |2 pages
Youth Culture