Gender-Critical Feminism by Holly Lawford-Smith
Holly Lawford-Smith argues that gender is not something to be embraced and celebrated, but a system of oppression which should be rejected. She introduces gender-critical feminism, explaining what it means to conceive of gender as norms and to be critical of gender on the basis of that understanding.
Nowhere does Lawford-Smith pretend to be writing a disinterested history; she is engaged in frank polemicThe final section of the book, "A Gender-Critical Manifesto" (and a brief "Afterword," pp. 199-208), enumerates and advocates for a socially progressive woman's movement truly centered on women. * Kathryn L. Lynch, Society *
Lawford-Smith's book is a useful addition. * LISTENER *
Lawford-Smith's book is a useful addition. * LISTENER *
Holly Lawford-Smith is an Associate Professor in Political Philosophy in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. She works in social, moral, and political philosophy and has focused on climate ethics, collective action, and feminism. Her last book was Not In Their Name (OUP, 2019), on citizens' culpability for states' actions. Before the University of Melbourne, she worked at the University of Sheffield, the Australian National University, and Charles Sturt University. Her PhD is from the Australian National University and her undergraduate, Honours, and Masters degrees are from the University of Otago.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198863885 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198863888 |
| Title | Gender-Critical Feminism |
| Author | Holly Lawford Smith |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2022-05-12 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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