Gender Theory in Troubled Times

Kathleen Lennon is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of HullRachel Alsop is Lecturer in Gender Studies at the University of York

• PrefaceIntroductionChapter One. The Data of BiologyChapter Two. Gendered Psyches: Psychoanalysis and Sexual DifferenceChapter Three. Historical MaterialismChapter Four. Simone de Beauvoir: Becoming WomanChapter Five. Intersectionality  Chapter Six. Judith Butler: Performativity, Precariousness and QueeringChapter Seven. Making Sense of our (Gendered) SelvesConclusion. The ‘Truth about Gender’ Questions for Further ReflectionNotesBibliography

"Conceptually sophisticated yet clear and accessible, this book is a must-have text for students exploring feminist and gendered approaches to the urgent issues of our time."Ruth Holliday, University of Leeds"Lennon and Alsop have put paid to the idea that gender theory is remote from the social and political concerns of global feminisms. With measured analyses but no fence-sitting, the authors are reliable guides to the gender-race-trans-queer controversies that animate our everyday lives."Stella Sandford, Kingston University"This is a rare book of theory that speaks as effectively to a new student of gender as to the well-read feminist scholar. By weaving their critique of essentialism throughout their eloquent and fair-minded summaries of major thinkers, Lennon & Alsop have created a masterpiece rich in concrete, contemporary examples. This is intersectional theorizing at its interdisciplinary best."Myra Marx Feree, University of Wisconsin-Madison"A vibrant and vital contribution to the field of gender theory and to feminist scholarship, articulating complex theories with sophistication and clarity."Feminist Studies Association"A fantastic resource for introducing students, especially graduate students and advanced undergraduates, to classic debates in gender theory." Contemporary Sociology