Table of Contents

Part 1 Reconceptualizing Challenges to Entrenched Political Divides Chapter 2 Introduction to Identities and Differences Chapter 3 The Mind/Body Paradigm Crisis And A New Paradigm for Feminism Chapter 4 Who's Afraid of Nature? The Rise and Fall of "Denaturalization" in Contemporary Feminist Thought Chapter 5 "L'intersectionalité": Feminisms in a Divided World Chapter 6 Feminism Under Fire Chapter 7 When Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: Third Wave Cultural Engagement As Political Action Chapter 8 My Once and Future Self Part 9 Putting Identity Back into Politics Chapter 10 Keeping Authenticity in Play - or Being Naughty to be Good Chapter 11 Locating Traitorous Identities: De-Scribing Whiteness Chapter 12 Mobility-Unlimitation-Acceleration: General Views and Feminist Interventions Chapter 13 Place, Movement, and Identity: Rethinking Empowerment Chapter 14 Theorizing Identities as Mutually Constitutive: A Critical Reading of Spelman, Aristotle, and Jewish Law Chapter 15 Feminist Politics and Feminist Pluralism: Can We Do Feminist Political Theory Without Theories of Gender? Chapter 16 Arendt, Foucault, and Feminist Politics: A Critical Reappraisal

About the Author

Deborah Orr is a philosopher who teaches in the Division of Humanities at York University in Toronto. Dianna Taylor is assistant professor of philosophy at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. Eileen Kahl works in the Philosophy and Women's Studies departments at the University of South Florida. Kathleen Earle is a doctoral student at the University of Maryland, College Park. Linda Lopez McAlister is Professor Emerita of Philosophy and Women's Studies at the University of South Florida. Christa Rainwater has worked as a teaching assistant at the University of San Francisco.

Reviews

In this exciting and diverse collection, the editors bring together international perspectives on feminist problems both philosophical and practical. From feminism's links to Buddhism, to third-wave activism, to women and militarism, contributors take up novel examples and work them through with philosophical acumen and political vigor. Refreshing, smart, and spirited, this collection will be an invaluable teaching tool and scholarly resource for feminists, philosophers, and everyone in between.
*Cressida J. Heyes, Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality, University of Alberta*

The breadth of this volume is both its strength and a shortcoming....The chapters are consistently thought-provoking and timely, and the book as a whole challenges us to recognize the complexity of contemporary feminist theorizing and the pressing need for libreratory praxis.
*APA Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy, Spring 2008, Vol 7, No 2*

Exceptionally brilliant philosophical interpretation of feminist politics.... Critical but refreshing insights.... Outstanding scholarly work on identity and feminist politics.
*Journal Of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality, January 2009, Vol 3, No 1*

Feminist Politics addresses two issues that are on the forefront of contemporary feminist theory and practice: identity and political divisions. The contributors' analyses of these issues, as well as the related topics of globalization, intersectionality, third wave feminism and many others, is rich and highly-nuanced, due in large part to the international scope of the collection. The authors provide a unique and insightful perspective that fills a gap in feminist discussions.
*Susan Hekman, University of Texas, Arlington*