GEOGRAPHIES OF NEW FEMININITIES by Nina Laurie, Claire Dywer, Sarah L. Holloway ( 9780582320246 )

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GEOGRAPHIES OF NEW FEMININITIES

By:

Nina Laurie, Claire Dywer, Sarah L. Holloway

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0582320240

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9780582320246

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

22 July, 1999

Pages:

240

Description:

This text brings together themes integral to feminist geography. It shows how issues of globalization, "new ethnicities", and fractured identities are influencing research on feminities. The book also seeks to explain the relationships between social change and geographies of feminity.

Synopsis:

Geographies of New Femininities examines the emergence of contemporary constructions of femininity in a global context. It asks whether these femininities are new and suggests that current celebrations of diversity in the lived experience and performance of women's identities are largely Euro-centric. Through four in-depth case studies Geographies of New Femininities illustrates how constructions of femininities across the world reflect gender inequalities embedded within global/local geographies of social and economic change. The analysis brings together key themes in geography and feminist studies, showing how globalisation and the fracturing of identities are influencing research on gender. Throughout the book the authors explore spaces of opportunity and oppression for women and highlight the geographies associated with the negotiation of gender identities. Geographies of New Femininities moves between empirical and theoretical debate using first hand accounts to work through methodological issues relating to gender and geography. It is deliberately written in an accessible style to encourage students to engage with up-to-date research on gender.

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Longman

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