Susan S. Douglas: Enlightened Sexism

The Seductive Message That Feminism's Work is Done. USA 2010, 355 pp., hardbound, € 21.59
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This look at our pop-culture icons reveals the unfinished business of the women's movement. Women today are inundated with conflicting messages from the mass media: they must be either strong leaders in complete command or sex kittens obsessed with finding and pleasing a man. This book takes readers on a journey through TV Programs, popular songs, movies, and news coverage ... Weiterlesen

Jennifer Baumgardner: Look Both Ways

USA 2008, 244 pp., brochure, € 18.95
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Bisexuality has always been more than »the sexual non-preference of the '90s«. In her book, the author and activist Jennifer Baumgardner takes a close look at gay and bisexual people on the national cultural stage and the issues their growing visibility raises, particularly for younger women navigating the murky waters of identity. In a society supposedly grown more open and ... Weiterlesen

Marina Grzinic, Rosa Reitsamer (eds.): New Feminism

Ö 2008, 470 S., Broschur, € 29.80
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Löcker Verlag
»New Feminism« analyzes the worlds of Feminism, queerness and networking. One way to point to the »new« in feminism is to locate it at the junction of the postcolonial, the post- and transhuman, the cyber, the transnational, the color and queer struggles. If we are queering sexuality, we need new mapping on the nomadic organization of our pleasures and desires. ... Weiterlesen

Audre Lorde: Sister Outsider

Foreword by Cheryl Clarke. USA 2007 (1984), 190 pp., brochure, € 19.95
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Crossing Press
Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, »Sister Outsider« celebrates an influential voice in 20th-century literature. In this charged collection of fifteen essays and speeches, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle for action and change. Her prose is incisive, unflinching, and lyrical, reflecting struggle ... Weiterlesen

Laura Kipnis: The Female Thing

UK 2007, 173 pp., brochure, € 16.29
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For all upbeat »you go, girl« slogans, women remain caught between feminism and femininity, between self-affirmation and an endless quest for self-improvement, between playing the injured party and claiming independence. Ironically, feminism has run up against an unanticipated opponent: the inner woman. As audacious as it is historically and socially grounded. »The female thing« explores age-old quandaries: the war between ... Weiterlesen

Marge Piercy: Sex Wars

Novel of Gilded Age New York. USA 2006, 411 pp., brochure, € 14.99
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Harper Collins
Post-Civil War New York City is the battleground of the American dream. In this era of free love, emerging rights of women, and brutal sexual repression, Freydeh, a spirited young Jewish immigrant, toils at different jobs to earn passage to America for her family. Learning that her younger sister is adrift somewhere in the city, she begins a determined search ... Weiterlesen

Judith M. Glassgold, Suzanne Iasenza (eds.): Lesbians, Feminism, and Psychoanalysis

USA 2004, 217 pp., brochure, € 23.95
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This book examines recent changes in psychoanalysis that have opened a door for new perspectives on same-sex desire. Authors from a variety of disciplines and theoretical orientations combine feminism with psychoanalytic and postmodern theories to celebrate diversity in gender and sexual experience. This collection of lesbian-affirmative writings addresses transference and countertransference, gender subjectivities, privilege and racism, therapist homophobia, and violence ... Weiterlesen

Judith Gardiner (ed.): Masculinity Studies & Feminist Theory

USA 2002, 386 pp., brochure, € 33.95
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Why is there so much talk about a »crisis« of masculinity? How have ideas of manhood been transformed by feminism? Does feminism hold the key to the development of more egalitarian forms of masculinity? This volume addresses central questions about the analysis and construction of masculinity in contemporary society. It examines the ways male privilege and power are constituted and ... Weiterlesen