Bodies in resistance : gender politics in the age of neoliberalism /: gender politics in the age of neoliberalism. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Wendy Harcourt.
• Editors: Harcourt, Wendy, 1959-
• Contents: Introduction; Wendy Harcourt, Silke Heumann and Marjan Radjavi.-Section I The Politics of Place: Gender, movements and bodies.-1. Politics of Place at the Women's School of Madrid: Experiences around Bodies and Territory; Juliana Flórez Flórez, Guisella Lara Veloza, Patricia Veloza Torres, Manuela Cardozo García and Claudia Espejo.-2. Reclaiming the right to become Other-Women in Other-places: The Politics of Place of The Ecologist Women of La Huizachera Cooperative, Mexico; Daniela M. Gloss.-3. Moments of Movements Intersection in India: Informing and Transforming Bodies in Movements; Manisha Desai.-4. Contesting bodies in the constitutional debate over equal citizenship rights in Nepal; Kumud Rana.-5. Embodying Change in Iran: Volunteering in Family Planning as a Practice of Justice; Marjan Radjavi.-6. Neoliberal body politics: feminist resistance and the abortion law in Türkey; Cevahir Özgüler and Betul Yarar.-7. Transgendered bodies as subjects of feminism: a conversation on the inclusion of transpersons in the Nicaraguan feminist movement; Silke Heumann, Ana V. Portocarrero and Camilo Antillón Najlis.-Section II Points of View on gender politics, rights and bodies in resistance.-8.The Development Industry and the Co-optation of body politics; Wendy Harcourt.-9. An Intergenerational trialogue around global body politics; Sara V. Coumans, Wendy Harcourt and Loes Keysers.-10. Post-What? Some Reflections on global advocacy and its disconnects: The Cairo Legacy and the post-2015 agenda; Rishita Nandagiri.-11.Where are the Men? Reflections on manhood, masculinities and gender justice; Jan Reynders.-12. Body Politics, Human Rights and Public Policies in Brazil: A conversation with Jacqueline Pitanguy.-13. Some Thoughts on new epistemologies in Latin American Feminisms; Virginia Vargas.-14. Inquiring Bodies and Lines of Resistance: The Subject in Porn Research; Karen Gabriel.-15. An American's view of trans*emergence in Africa and feminist responses; Chloe Schwenke.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (362 pages)
• Subjects: 305.4/2/09051; Political science; Women -- Social conditions -- 21st century; Feminism -- History -- 21st century; Women -- Economic conditions -- 21st century; Feminism; Women -- Economic conditions; Women -- Social conditions; Social Science -- Gender Studies; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Social Science -- Feminism & Feminist Theory; Gender studies, gender groups; Sociology; Feminism & feminist theory; Development studies; Political theory; Sociology; Political sociology; Feminist theory; Economic development; Social change; Political Science -- History & Theory; Political science & theory; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137477804; 1137477806; 9781137477798; 1137477792
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.