The Bloomsbury Handbook of 21st-Century Feminist Theory

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of 21st-Century Feminist Theory was a PROSE Award finalist. The Bloomsbury Handbook of 21st-Century Feminist Theory is the most comprehensive available survey of the state of the art of contemporary feminist thought. With chapters written by world-leading scholars from a range of disciplines, the book explores the latest thinking on key topics in current feminist discourse, including: * Feminist subjectivity - from identity, difference, and intersectionality to affect, sex and the body * Feminist texts - writing, reading, genre and critique * Feminism and the world - from power, trauma and value to technology, migration and community Including insights from literary and cultural studies, philosophy, political science and sociology, The Bloomsbury Handbook of 21st-Century Feminist Theory is an essential overview of current feminist thinking and future directions for scholarship, debate and activism.

Robin Truth Goodman is Professor of English at Florida State University, USA. Her many previous publications include Gender for the Warfare State: Literature of Women in Combat (2017) and, as Editor, Literature and the Development of Feminist Theory (2016).

Goodman's impeccable editorial work, in addition to the excellent chapters included in the book, make this volume an indispensable reference book on feminism that will have an impact on the field for years to come. * The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory *