{"product_id":"identity-politics-in-the-womens-movement-9780814774793","title":"Identity Politics in the Women's Movement","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential collection that constructs the arguments of similarity and difference dividing and uniting women\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn recent years, identity has come to be seen as a process rather than a fact or deterministic force. Yet, recognizable identity traits continue to draw people together and provide them with a sense of empowering commonality. Although the plasticity afforded identity has freed up rigid definitions and guidelines for affiliation, some believe that nebulous demarcations of identity may deprive women of a solid position from which to effectively contest centers of power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bringing together articles by well-known authors and theorists such as Audre Lorde, June Jordan, Daphne Patai, Barbara Smith, Marilyn Frye, Shane Phelan, Leila J. Rupp, Hazel Carby, and Adrienne Rich with lesser-known writers and scholars, this broad-based anthology ranges widely from personal narratives to empirical research. The book unpacks issues of race, class, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, and age, contributing a mélange of sharp, lively perspectives to current debate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a postmodern era of feminism, how do women come to identify, organize and mobilize themselves within a complex global network of relationships? \u003ci\u003eIdentity Politics in the Women's Movement\u003c\/i\u003e offers critical examination of the inescapable role of identity in academic and activist feminism and the opportunities, challenges and conflicts identity politics pose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRyan, Barbara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Barbara Ryan is Professor of Sociology and Director of Women's Studies at Widener University.","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872879644946,"sku":"9780814774793","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_07f66fb2-102e-44cf-9580-b64f77367460.jpg?v=1737914122","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/identity-politics-in-the-womens-movement-9780814774793","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}