Feminism, the Public, and the Private (Oxford Readings in Feminism)

This volume presents a multi-disciplinary feminist exploration into the public and the private, a central issue in feminist theory for over 30 years . Feminism, the Public and the Private is an essential guide to feminist thought for students and teachers of women's and gender studies, cultural studies, history, political theory, geography and sociology. This Latest Volume In The Oxford Readings In Feminism Series Presents The Results Of The Multi-disciplinary Feminist Exploration Of The Distinction Between Public And Private. Contributors Demonstrate The Significance Of The Distinction In Feminist Theory, Its Articulation In The Modern And Late Modern Public Sphere, And Its Impact On Identity Politics Within Feminism In Recent Years. Feminism, The Public And The Private Offers An Essential Perspective On Feminist Theory For Students And Teachers Of Women's And Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Political Theory, Geography And Sociology.--publisher Description. Is Female To Male As Nature Is To Culture? / Sherry B. Ortner -- Citizenship With A Feminist Face : The Problem With Maternal Thinking / Mary G. Dietz -- Models Of Public Space : Hannah Arendt, The Liberal Tradition, And Jürgen Habermas / Seyla Benhabib -- Toward An Agnostic Feminism : Hannah Arendt And The Politics Of Identity / Bonnie Honig -- Public And Private Sphere : A Feminist Reconsideration / Joan B. Landes -- Regarding Some Old Husbands' Tales : Public And Private In Feminist History / Leonore Davidoff -- Gender And Public Access : Women's Politics In Nineteenth-century America / Mary P. Ryan -- Inviolable Woman : Feminist Conceptions Of Citizenship In Australia, 1900-1945 / Marilyn Lake -- Patriarchal Welfare State / Carole Pateman -- Live Sex Acts (parental Advisory : Explicit Material) / Lauren Berlant -- Interview With Barbara Kruger / W.j.t. Mitchell -- Sex, Lies, And The Public Sphere : Reflections On The Confirmation Of Clarence Thomas / Nancy Fraser -- On Being The Object Of Property / Patricia J. Williams -- All Hyped Up And No Place To Go / David Bell ... [et Al.] -- Celebrity Material : Materialist Feminism And The Culture Of Celebrity / Jennifer Wicke -- Hillary's Husband Re-elected! : The Clinton Marriage Of Politics And Power / Erica Jong -- Impartiality And The Civic Public : Some Implications Of Feminist Critiques Of Moral And Political Theory / Iris Marion Young -- Wounded Attachments : Late Modern Oppositional Political Formations / Wendy Brown -- Dealing With Difference : A Politics Of Ideas Or A Politics Of Presence? / Anne Phillips. Edited By Joan B. Landes. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This latest volume in the Oxford Readings in Feminism series presents the results of a multi-disciplinary feminist exploration of the distinction between public and private. Contributors demonstrate the significance of the distinction in feminist theory, its articulation in the modern and late-modern public spheres, and its impact upon identity politics as experienced within feminism in recent years. Feminism, the Public, and the Private offers an essential perspective on feminist theory for students and teachers of women's and gender studies, cultural studies, history, political theory, geography, and sociology.