An Introduction to Feminism

Lorna Finlayson is Lecturer in Philosophy in the School of Philosophy and Art History at the University of Essex. She is the author of The Political Is Political: Conformity and the Illusion of Dissent in Contemporary Political Philosophy (2015).

• 1. Introduction; 2. Feminist theory, feminist practice; 3. Outposts in your head: ideology, patriarchy and critique; 4. (De-)constructing coat-racks: feminism, sex and gender; 5. Whose story?; 6. Deeds not words; 7. Faces and facades; 8. Everyday rebellions: revolution in the private sphere; 9. The porn wars; 10. Among sisters: anarchism, socialism and feminism; 11. Not in our Name: colonialism, capitalism and the co-option of feminism; 12. Goodbye to all that…; References; Index.

'A bracingly original and timely introduction to feminist theory and practice. Written in an accessible and, in places, delightfully impudent style that should appeal to new generations of students, it is also rigorously argued in a way that should engage and challenge established scholars.' Susan J. Brison, author of Aftermath: Violence and the Remaking of a Self