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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
y y Why and how have feminists challenged conventional notions of politics? y y Why has the distinction between sex and gender been so important to feminist analysis? y y What role does patriarchy play in feminist theory? y y Why do some feminists reject the goal of gender equality? y y To what extent is feminism compatible with liberalism? y y In what sense is radical feminism revolutionary?
y y Is socialist feminism a contradiction in terms? y y Are the differences within feminism greater than the similarities? y y Have the core liberal, socialist and radical feminist traditions been exhausted? y y To what extent, and how, can feminism engage with the politics of difference? y y Is feminism compatible with trans theory? y y What light does queer theory shed on our understanding of gender?
FURTHER READING
Bryson, V. Feminist Political Theory: An Introduction , 3rd edn (2016). A thorough introduction to the development of feminist theory. Disch, L. & Hawkesworth, M. The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Theory (2016). The definitive survey of feminist scholarship across many applications of society and politics. McCann, H. & Monaghan, W. Queer Theory Now: From Foundations to Futures (2020). An introductory textbook on the development of queer theory and its political implications.
Tong, R. & Botts, T. Feminist Thought: A More Comprehensive Introduction , 5th edn (2018). An in-depth survey of the key branches in feminist theory, particularly those emerging in recent decades. Ms. Magazine www.msmagazine.com and the Feminist Majority www.feminist.org. Founded in 1971, Ms. is one of the longest running feminist publications, now published by the Feminist Majority . Both websites feature news, educational resources, commentary and media on feminist issues, politics, and history.
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