Women's Studies

Download or read book Women's Studies written by Bonnie G. Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction into women's studies. Tracing the history of the discipline from its origins, this text sets out the main agendas of women's studies and feminism, exploring the global development of the subject over time, and highlighting its relevance in the contemporary world. Reflecting the diversity of the field, core themes include: the interdisciplinary nature of women's studies, core feminist theories and the feminist agenda, issues of intersectionality: women, race, class and gender, women, sexuality and the body, global perspectives on the study of women, the relationship between women's studies and gender studies.