Gender Studies
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Governing Girls
Rehabilitation in the Age of Risk
Christie Barron
In recent years there has been significant media hype and moral panic over assaults and violent crimes perpetrated by young women. The governmental response to control crime and to provide protection to citizens has taken various, often contradictory, forms. The current research agenda on controlling youth violence in Canada, especially in light of provisions in the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is focused on risk assessment. The approach, however, ignores how “risk” is a socio-cultural… (more information)
Good Girls, Good Sex
Women Talk about Church and Sexuality
Sonya Sharma
What happens when a woman’s identities as a Christian and as an embodied sexual woman collide? What impact does a conventional Christian view of sexuality have on women’s sexual lives? Through conversations with thirty-six Protestant women, Good Girls, Good Sex explores how both religious values and communities shape women’s sexual experiences and the role of social class and race in this shaping. In their stories, the women reflect on how they handle conflicts between their religious… (more information)
Men & Women and Tools
Bridging the Divide
Marcia Braundy
Although there have been many equity initiatives to encourage women to train and work in the trades, Canadian women still represent less than 3 percent of tradesworkers. Why does this disparity continue to exist? In Men & Women and Tools, Marcia Braundy — herself a tradesperson — explores this issue by focusing on male resistance to the inclusion of women in technical work. Early in her research, Braundy conducted an interview with several male and female tradespeople. Finding this… (more information)
Gendered Intersections
An Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies, 2nd Edition
Lesley Biggs, Pamela Downe, Susan Gingell
Following the structure of the successful first edition of Gendered Intersections, this second edition examines the intersections across and between gender, race, culture, class, ability, sexuality, age and geographical location from the diverse perspectives of academics, artists and activists. Using a variety of mediums — academic research, poetry, statistics, visual essays, fiction, emails and music — this collection offers a unique exploration of gender through issues such as… (more information)
Policing Sexuality
Sex, Society, and the State
Julian Lee
Policing Sexuality explores the regulation of sexual behaviour and identity by nation states, and questions how and why states have sought to influence and control the sexuality of its citizens. Julian C. H. Lee presents both theoretical and ethnographic literature, distilling common themes and causes and presenting factors that contribute towards a state’s desire to control both the sexual behaviour and sexual identity of its citizens, such as the influence of colonialism, class, religion… (more information)
Women, Violence and Tradition
Taking FGM and Other Practices to a Secular State
Edited by Tamsin Bradley
Is the practice of FGM on the rise in the UK and US? Why? What happens to religious and cultural traditions when they are taken from their context into a new, often secular, state? Women, Violence and Tradition is a fascinating look into the life histories of women from ethnic minority communities in the West, focusing specifically on their experiences of under-researched cultural practices. The book gives close insight into how ethnic minority women today navigate between their religious and cultural… (more information)
Women, Gender and Development Reader
2nd edition
Edited by Lynne Duggan, Laurie Nisonoff, Nalini Visvanathan, Nan Wiegersma
Third World women were long the undervalued and ignored actors in the development process but are now recognized as playing a critical role. This book is a comprehensive reader presenting the best of the now vast body of literature that has grown up alongside this acknowledgement. Divided into five parts, this book incorporates readings from the leading experts and authorities in each field. The first part acts as an introduction to the field, examining the key theoretical debates and discourses… (more information)
Confronting Female Genital Mutilation
The Role of Youth and ICTs in Changing Africa
Marie-Hélène Mottin-Sylla, Joëlle Palmieri
It is not possible, in Africa or elsewhere, to think about the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM) – excision – in the same way as 25 years ago. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are no longer a novelty, and increased access to information and ideas has contributed to wider discussion. Beliefs and practices are shifting, particularly among young people. FGM is no longer the private concern only of women – it is a social and political issue that concerns both… (more information)
African Sexualities
A Reader
Edited by Sylvia Tamale
This groundbreaking volume, the first of its kind written by African activists themselves, aims to inspire a new generation of students and teachers to study, reflect and gain fresh and critical insights into the complex issues of gender and sexuality. It opens a space – particularly for young people – to think about African sexualities in different ways. This accessible but scholarly multidisciplinary text, from a distinctly African perspective, is built around themed sections each… (more information)
The 21st Century Motherhood Movement
Mothers Speak Out on Why We Need to Change the World and How to Do It
Edited by Randle W. Nelsen, Andrea O’Reilly
This anthology, the first on the 21st century motherhood movement, includes seven sections: Becoming a Mother; Maternal Identities; Maternal Advocacy; Maternal Activism; Violence, Militarism, War and Peace; Social Change and Social Justice; Writing/Researching/Performing Motherhood—and features more than eighty motherhood organizations from around the globe. Each chapter discusses the context, history, mandate of the organization and examines the organization’s activities, challenges… (more information)
Class and Gender in British Labour History
Renewing the Debate (or starting it?)
Mary Davis
Politics constructs gender and gender constructs politics: this is a central theme in this collection of essays which seek not only to write a history that focus on women’s experiences but seeks also to analyze those dynamic forces that have shaped that history. It examines the ‘making’ of the other half of the working class women- as workers, trade unionists and political activists, and seeks to weave together intricate relationships between class and gender, particularly within… (more information)
Feminism is Queer
The Intimate Connection Between Queer and Feminist Theory
Mimi Marinucci
Feminism is Queer is an introduction to the intimately related disciplines of gender and queer theory. Whilst guiding the reader through complex theory, the author develops the original position of queer feminism, which presents queer theory as continuous with feminist theory. Whilst there have been significant conceptual tensions between second wave feminism and traditional lesbian and gay studies, queer theory offers a paradigm for understanding gender, sex and sexuality that avoids the conflict… (more information)
Get That Freak
Homophobia and Transphobia in High Schools
Brian Burtch, Rebecca Haskell
Bullying in schools has garnered significant attention recently, but despite this, little has been said about the occurrence of homophobic and transphobic bullying in Canadian high schools. Get That Freak fills that gap by exploring the experiences of bullying among youth who identify or are identified as queer. Through interviews with recent high school graduates in British Columbia, Haskell and Burtch share stories of physical, verbal and emotional harassment, and offer important insights into… (more information)
Women in Israel
Race, Gender and Citizenship
Nahla Abdo
Women in Israel provides a fresh, gendered analysis of citizenship in Israel. Working from a framework of Israel as a settler-colonial regime, this important, insightful book presents historical and contemporary comparative approaches to the lives and experiences of Ashkenazi, Mizrahi and Palestinian Arab women citizens. Nahla Abdo shows that no solution to the problems of the region can be found without changing existing racial and gender boundaries to citizenship. ‘Nahla Abdo… (more information)
Giving Breastmilk
Body Ethics and Contemporary Breastfeeding Practice
Edited by Alison Bartlett, Rhonda Shaw
“This is an excellent book that is coherent and theoretically strong. The authorship is diverse yet highly appropriate. The book follows a logical sequence and represents an advance in the social science of breastfeeding. It is likely to be of interest to academics in the fields of anthropology, sociology and women’s studies. It will also appeal to breastfeeding specialists, midwives and other health professionals working with breastfeeding women.” —Fiona Dykes, Professor… (more information)
Mothering Canada: Interdisciplinary Voices
La maternité au Canada: voix interdisciplinaires
Edited by Shawna Geissler, Lynn Loutzenhiser, Jocelyne Praud, Leesa Striefler
A multidisciplinary, bilingual anthology of mothering research in Canada that illustrates facets of Canadian mothering through different disciplinary lenses including social sciences, literature, and visual arts. The anthology confirms that issues of mothering are prevalent in the Canadian psyche, and in much need of research, communication, and change. ”A wonderfully rich collection of material on what we know and what we still need to know about mothering. Mothering Canada illustrates… (more information)
States of Race
Critical Race Feminism for the 21st Century
Edited by Sherene Razack, Malinda Smith, Sunera Thobani
For years scholars engaged in contesting dominant narratives of nationhood have faced a key challenge: the need to define Canada as an official “multicultural” society that has moved beyond its racialized origins in the genocide of Aboriginal peoples and the subjugation of “non-preferred races.” This collection draws upon the interdisciplinary research areas of nine contributors to examine the current state of critical race and anti-colonial feminist scholarship both in… (more information)
Reclaiming the F Word
The New Feminist Movement
Kristin Aune, Catherine Redfern
Discover the demands of the new feminist movement. In today’s “post-feminist” society, women and men are considered equal. For younger women and men, feminism is often portrayed as unfashionable and irrelevant. But since the beginning of the new millenium a revitalized feminist movement has emerged to challenge these assumptions and assert a vibrant new agenda. This groundbreaking book reveals the what, why and how of the new feminist movement and what it has to say about women… (more information)
Glamour
Women, History, Feminism
Carol Dyhouse
How do we understand “Glamour”? Has it empowered women or turned them into objects? Once associated with modernity and the cutting edge, is it entirely bound up with nostalgia and tradition? This unique and fascinating book tells the story of glamour. It explores the changing meanings of the word, its relationship to femininity and fashion, and its place in twentieth century social history. Using a rich variety of sources–from women’s magazines and film to social surveys… (more information)
Out There/In Here
Masculinity, Violence and Prisoning
Elizabeth Comack
Elizabeth Comack explores the complicated connections between masculinity and violence in the lives of men incarcerated at a provincial prison. Moving between the spaces of ‘out there’ and ‘in here,’ the discussion traces the men’s lives in terms of their efforts to ‘do’ masculinity and the place of violence in that undertaking. In drawing out these connections, similarities with the lives of other men become apparent. In the process, we also learn that… (more information)
Passing Through
End-of-Life Decisions for Lesbians and Gay Men
Jeanette Auger
In June 2001, Nova Scotia became the third province to pass legislation that permits same-sex couples to legally register their relationship in order to benefit from similar legal obligations as common-law heterosexual couples. Yet despite this new legislation’s aim to advance equal rights, end-of-life decisions for gays and lesbians remain difficult. Jeannette Auger examines how closeted relationships and the history of discrimination have led many partners to dismiss making decisions about… (more information)
Gender and Collaboration
Communication Styles in the Engineering Classroom
Sandra Ingram, Anne Parker
As more women enter male-dominated faculties such as engineering, there is a growing need to understand the set of social processes that impact upon them and the continuing need for curriculum reform. This understanding is crucially important for engineering students because of the increasing demand put on them to work in team-based environments in which they will need the collaborative skills of shared interaction, decision-making and responsibility. (more information)
Men and Power
Edited by Joseph Kuypers
Ten men examine how masculinity in contemporary society is connected to power. The questions these authors ask and answer are critical. What is power? Is power always “at someone else’s expense” or can power be healthy and affirming? How is masculinity constructed to include power? Who suffers and who benefits from this gendered power? How are men both beneficiaries and victims of the cultural expectation to be powerful. And what are the alternatives if men seek to reject this… (more information)
Undressing the Canadian State
The Politics of Pornography from Hicklin to Butler
Kirsten K. Johnson
Through a detailed historical analysis of Canada’s obscenity legislation, Johnson argues that the state implicitly supports the ideology of pornography. (more information)
Divorce and Disengagement
Patterns of Fatherhood Within and Beyond Marriage
Edward Kruk
This book’s purpose is to better portray divorced fatherhood and to provide family practitioners and policy-makers with an empirically-based understanding of the impact of divorce on non-custodial fathers, and of fathers’ disengagement from their children after divorce. (more information)
Man’s Will to Hurt
Investigating the Causes, Supports and Varieties of His Violence
Joseph Kuypers
This book identifies how men code their will to hurt to make it moral, and how they ignore the drastic realities of excessive male violence. (more information)