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Repudiating Feminism

Young Women in a Neoliberal World

By: Dr Christina Scharff

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Repudiating Feminism

Young Women in a Neoliberal World

By: Dr Christina Scharff

Gender equality is a widely shared value in many western societies and yet, the mention of the term feminism frequently provokes unease, bewilderment or overt hostility. Repudiating Feminism sheds light on why this is the case. Grounded in rich empirical research and providing a timely contribution to debates on engagements with feminism, Repudiating Feminism explores how young German and British women think, talk and feel about feminism. Drawing on in-depth interviews with women from different racial and class backgrounds, and with different sexual orientations, Repudiating Feminism reveals how young women's diverse positionings intersect with their views of feminism. This critical and reflexive analysis of the interplay between subjective accounts and broader cultural configurations shows how postfeminism, neoliberalism and heteronormativity mediate young women's negotiations of feminism, revealing the manner in which heterosexual norms structure engagements with feminism and its consequent association with man-hating and lesbian women. Speaking to a range of contemporary cultural trends, including the construction of essentialist notions of cultural difference and the neoliberal imperative to take responsibility for the management of one's own life, this book will be of interest to anyone studying sociology, gender and cultural studies.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409495353

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The Faith Lives of Women and Girls

Qualitative Research Perspectives

By: Revd Dr Anne Phillips

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The Faith Lives of Women and Girls

Qualitative Research Perspectives

By: Revd Dr Anne Phillips

Identifying, illuminating and enhancing understanding of key aspects of women and girls' faith lives, The Faith Lives of Women and Girls represents a significant body of original qualitative research from practitioners and researchers across the UK. Contributors include new and upcoming researchers as well as more established feminist practical theologians. Chapters provide perspectives on different ages and stages of faith across the life cycle, from a range of different cultural and religious contexts. Diverse spiritual practices, beliefs and attachments are explored, including a variety of experiences of liminality in women’s faith lives. A range of approaches - ethnographic, oral history, action research, interview studies, case studies and documentary analysis - combine to offer a deeper understanding of women’s and girls' faith lives. As well as being of interest to researchers, this book presents resources to enhance ministry to and with women and girls in a variety of settings.

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409

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1472402960

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The Mechanic and the Luddite

A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism

By: Dr. Jathan Sadowski

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The Mechanic and the Luddite

A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism

By: Dr. Jathan Sadowski

This short book demystifies how the two systems of technology and capitalism work together and equips readers with practical tools to dismantle them and build a better world, bit by bit. Our society is constantly made to serve the needs of two systems: technology and capitalism. Neither exists outside humans, but both are treated as above and beyond us. The Mechanic and the Luddite offers the critical tools needed to deconstruct these systems—how they work, whom they work for, and what work they do in our lives. With signature style and energy, Jathan Sadowski presents a provocative one-stop shop for understanding the political economy of technology and capitalism. Each chapter breaks down key features of technological capitalism, offering sharp, synthetic, and authoritative analysis of topics like innovation, labor, data, and risk. It's not enough to know how the machinery of capitalism is put together and how its parts operate; we must also know whom the machines serve and when they should be taken apart, to be rebuilt for new purposes or destroyed for good. The Mechanic and the Luddite provides the political guidance needed to make these crucial decisions.

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Univ of California Press

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0520398084

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9780520398085

Repudiating Feminism

Young Women in a Neoliberal World

By: Dr Christina Scharff

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Young Women in a Neoliberal World

By: Dr Christina Scharff

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Repudiating Feminism

Repudiating Feminism

The Faith Lives of Women and Girls

The Faith Lives of Women and Girls

The Mechanic and the Luddite

The Mechanic and the Luddite

Repudiating Feminism

Repudiating Feminism

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