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Matricentric Feminism: Theory, Activism, Practice. the 2nd Edition

By Andrea O'Reilly

Book information

Publisher
Demeter Press
Year
2021
ISBN
1772583766, 9781772583762
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5090845 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
\289
Library
ProQuest
Time added
2021-07-04 11:39:09
FeminismGender StudiesLiterary TheoryMatricentric FeminismMotherhood

Description

The 2nd edition includes a new preface that considers how matricentric feminism in positioning mothering as a verb affords a gender-neutral understanding of motherwork and allows for an appreciation of how motherwork is deeply gendered and how this may be challenged and changed through empowered mothering The book argues that the category of mother is distinct from the category of woman, and that many of the problems mothers face are specific to women's role and identity as mothers. Indeed, mothers are oppressed under patriarchy as women and as mothers. Consequently, mothers need a feminism of their own, one that positions mothers' concerns as the starting point for a theory and politic of empowerment. O'Reilly terms this new mode of feminism matricentic feminism and the book explores how it is represented and experienced in theory, activism, and practice. Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Preface Foreword Introduction Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Works Cited Appendices About the Author About the Cover Artist

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