Synopses & Reviews
Drawing on theoretical insights from Third World women's activism, Political Theory and Feminist Social Criticism develops democratic theory as a critical theory relevant to dealing with real world inequalities. Brooke Ackerly examines the methods by which real world feminist activists have criticized society, and argues that their activities show how feminist theory can move beyond its theoretical impasse toward articulating social criticism with critical teeth. Her book will be of interest to political and social theorists, and to students and scholars of women's studies, feminism, and human rights.
Synopsis
Draws on the insights of Third World women's activism to develop feminist theory.
Table of Contents
1. Silent voices and everyday critics: problems in political theory, solutions from Third World feminist social criticism; 2. Why do we need a Third World feminist theory of social criticism?; 3. Method: skeptical scrutiny, guiding criteria, and deliberative inquiry in concert; 4. Roles: social criticism and self-criticism; 5. Qualifications: everyday critics, multi-sited critics, and multiple critics; 6. Third World feminist social criticism as feminist democratic theory.