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The goal of Handbook of International Perspectives on Feminism is to present the histories, status, and contours of feminist research and practice in their respective regional and/or national contexts. The editors have invited researchers who are doing this work to present their perspectives on women, culture, and rights with the objective to illuminate the diverse forms that feminist psychological work takes around the world, and connect these forms with the unique positions and concerns of women in these regions.
What does "feminist psychology" look like in Japan? In South Africa? In Sri Lanka? In Canada? In Brazil? How did it come to look this way? How do psychologists in these countries or regions, each with unique political, economic, and cultural histories, engage in feminist work in the societies in which they live? How do they employ the tools of "psychology" - broadly defined - to do this work, and what tensions and challenges have they faced?
List of contents
Part I: Feminisms and Psychologies in Asia.- Sri Lanka.- Pakistan.- India.- Philippines.- Japan.- China.- Part II: Feminisms and Psychologies in Europe.- France.- Britain.- Ireland.- Spain.-Portugal.- Iceland.- Greece.- Italy.- Part III: Feminisms and Psychologies in Australia and New Zealand.- New Zealand.- Australia.- Part IV: Feminisms and Psychologies in North America.- Canada.- United States.- Part V: Feminisms and Psychologies in Central and South America.- Brazil.-Chile.-Puerto Rico.-Venezuela.-Part VI: Feminisms and Psychologies in the Middle East.-Israel.-Turkey.- Part VII: Feminisms and Psychologies in Africa.- West Africa.-South Africa.-Editors' Conclusion.
About the author
Alexandra Rutherford is Associate Professor in the History and Theory of Psychology Graduate Program at York University in Toronto. She currently serves as SPSSI historian. She publishes on historical and contemporary issues in feminist psychology. She is a fellow of the Society for the History of Psychology and SPSSI.
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The goal of Handbook of International Perspectives on Feminism is to present the histories, status, and contours of feminist research and practice in their respective regional and/or national contexts. The editors have invited researchers who are doing this work to present their perspectives on women, culture, and rights with the objective to illuminate the diverse forms that feminist psychological work takes around the world, and connect these forms with the unique positions and concerns of women in these regions.
What does "feminist psychology" look like in Japan? In South Africa? In Sri Lanka? In Canada? In Brazil? How did it come to look this way? How do psychologists in these countries or regions, each with unique political, economic, and cultural histories, engage in feminist work in the societies in which they live? How do they employ the tools of "psychology" – broadly defined – to do this work, and what tensions and challenges have they faced?
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"...The handbook is an original and significant contribution to the international literature on women’s studies. It is not an easy read but it would be an accessible and important text for advanced students, scholars, and practitioners across a range of disciplines. Persons engaged in human rights education and activism would also find this book a useful resource. The book’s message is complex but overall, positively stirring. Feminism and psychology are powerful forces around the world. They have been variously engaged with, and estranged from each other, at different times in history, and depending on cultural context. Separately and together, they have made and continue to make critical contributions, ideologically and practically, to the lives of women and men everywhere."
Silvia Sara Canetto
Sex Roles, DOI 10.1007/s11199-013-0299-7
June 13, 2013
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"...The handbook is an original and significant contribution to the international literature on women's studies. It is not an easy read but it would be an accessible and important text for advanced students, scholars, and practitioners across a range of disciplines. Persons engaged in human rights education and activism would also find this book a useful resource. The book's message is complex but overall, positively stirring. Feminism and psychology are powerful forces around the world. They have been variously engaged with, and estranged from each other, at different times in history, and depending on cultural context. Separately and together, they have made and continue to make critical contributions, ideologically and practically, to the lives of women and men everywhere."
Silvia Sara Canetto
Sex Roles, DOI 10.1007/s11199-013-0299-7
June 13, 2013
