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Conversations with Feminism: Political Theory and Practice
Author(s): Penny A. Weiss (Author)
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication Date: 19 Mar. 1998
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 0847688119
- ISBN-13: 9780847688111
Book Description
Applying the idea of conversation broadly, Penny A. Weiss offers a collection of essays that are either constructed dialogues, letters, or discussions about voice and silencing. Conversation emerges as both a theory and a method of feminist political inquiry and practice. The most vocal participants in Weiss’ conversations are historical political thinkers both within the Western canon (Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Rousseau) and beyond its confines (Astell, Coopers, Wollstonecraft, de Pizan). Other figures appear as well, from Anita Hill and U.S. Supreme Court justices to the author’s own students and children. Conflicts between feminists and anti-feminists frame some essays, while others represent debates within feminism. This unique collection is unified by a commitment to dialogue as a part of feminist ethics, strategy, and pedagogy, and builds upon the belief that a conversational approach does not preclude disagreement or contrasting stories, but requires them. Conversations With Feminism is an important book for students and scholars of political theory, philosophy, and women’s studies.
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About the Author
Penny A. Weiss is associate professor of political science at Purdue University. She is the author of Gendered Community: Rousseau, Sex, and Politics and the co-editor, with Marilyn Friedman, of Feminism and Community.
