Why Feminism Matters

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Introduction: Opening up the Debate

   • Kath Woodward, Sophie Woodward

   Pages 1-11

3. Contemporary Voices: Starting Out

   • Kath Woodward, Sophie Woodward

   Pages 12-34

4. I Said, She Said, We Said

   • Kath Woodward, Sophie Woodward

   Pages 35-57

5. The Promise of Technoscience

   • Kath Woodward, Sophie Woodward

   Pages 58-84

6. A Grown-up Politics of Difference

   • Kath Woodward, Sophie Woodward

   Pages 85-110

7. Visibility and Invisibility, Silence, Absences

   • Kath Woodward, Sophie Woodward

   Pages 111-135

8. Material Bodies: Bodies as Situations

   • Kath Woodward, Sophie Woodward

   Pages 136-160

9. Conclusion

   • Kath Woodward, Sophie Woodward

   Pages 161-172

10. Back Matter

    Pages 173-192

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This exciting book is an innovative and creative critique of the theories and practices of feminism, arguing that it still matters in the 21st century. Written by a mother and daughter authorial team, the book presents a dialogue across generations and reinstates a politics of difference and the importance of the category of 'woman'.

• dialogue
• feminism
• politics
• state

'Why Feminism Matters opens up many possibilities for re-thinking a feminist theory and praxis that is adept and making interconnections.' As an experiment in collective subjectivity, the text expands the horizons of feminism thinking in the present and offers suggestive tools fo further engagement.' Subjectivity

'Whatever happened to the women'smovement? Feminism has crashed since the heyday of its 1970's second wave, allegedly a dirty word to many young women...it is therefore encouraging to find [a book] that insists the situation of women is political' - Elizabeth Wilson, The New Humanist http://newhumanist.org.uk/2196/what-happened-to-the-womens-movement

'the clarity in which Why Feminism Matters attempts to reclaim what has been lost, suppressed and sidelined from our conversations about feminism, is nothing short of refreshing. In what can be considered bleak times for feminist theory and activism, Woodward and Woodward call for a clear and effective articulation of why a feminist initiative is not only still essential, but one that can work to combine earlier feminist goals with new ways of thinking and acting' -The European Journal of Women's Studies

'Why Feminism Matters opens up many possibilities for rethinking a feminist theory and praxis that is adept and making interconnections...the text expands the horizons of feminist thinknig in the present and offers suggestive tools for further engagement' - Subjectivities

• Open University, UK

  Kath Woodward

• University of Manchester, UK

  Sophie Woodward

Author Kath Woodward: Kath Woodward is Professor of Sociology and Head of Department in the Sociology Department at the Open University, UK. Her interests bring together feminist theory, gender studies and sport. She is author of Boxing, Masculinity and Identity, Social Sciences: The Big Issues, Why Feminism Matters, Embodied Sporting Practices, and Sex, Power and the Games.

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