Third-Wave Feminism and the Politics of Gender in Late Modernity

This book critically assessesthird-wave feminist strategies for advancing a feminist 'politics of the self' within the late modern, postfeminist gender order a context where gender equality has been mainstreamed, feminism has been dismissed, and a neoliberal culture of self-management has become firmly entrenched.

Autorentext
SHELLEY BUDGEON is Senior Lecturer in the School of Government and Society at the University of Birmingham, UK. She is the author of Choosing a Self: Young Womenand the Individualization of Identity.

Inhalt
Acknowledgements Introduction: Defining the Third Wave A Postfeminist Gender Order New Femininities and Feminist Subjectivities Experiencing Third-Wave Feminism A Politics of the Self The Limits of Choice Generational Dynamics and Feminist Futures Concluding Reflections Notes Bibliography Index