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1. Science and the Construction of Women (RLE Feminist Theory)

   Edited by Mary Maynard

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory

   Science and the Construction of Women is a multi-disciplinary exploration of the major questions currently challenging feminist scholars of science. The authors ask key questions: What constitutes science? How have feminists investigated it? How does science ‘construct’ women? How can we create a...

   Published October 10th 2012 by Routledge
2. New Frontiers In Women's Studies

   Knowledge, Identity And Nationalism

   By Mary Maynard, June Purvis

   This text reveals the diversities which continue to shape women's beliefs and experiences. It includes debates on women and nationalisms, women and social policy, sexuality, black studies and ethnic studies, women and education, women and cultural production and women's studies and gender studies....

   Published July 1st 1996 by Taylor & Francis
3. HeteroSexual Politics

   Edited by Mary Maynard, June Purvis

   Sexuality and sexual politics have been much debated over the last 20 years and feminists, in particular, have been responsible for politicising the debate, pointing out how something which is usually regarded as private and personal is, in fact, a public and political issue. This text illustrates...

   Published June 19th 1995 by Taylor & Francis
4. The Dynamics Of Race And Gender

   Some Feminist Interventions

   Edited by Haleh Afshar, Mary Maynard

   During the past decade, feminism and women's studies have been forced to acknowledge the diversities of women's experiences, as well as the patriarchal oppression that they share. The emphasis on difference has shattered the illusion of homogeneity and sisterhood which previously characterized...

   Published June 1st 1994 by Taylor & Francis
5. Researching Women's Lives From A Feminist Perspective

   Edited by Mary Maynard University of York; June Purvis University of Portsmouth.

   Women's studies is a rapidly expanding field with a tremendous growth in the number of London courses available. As a result of this there has been increasing debate about the nature of feminist research. Can a specifically feminist methodology be identified? Which research methods are most...

   Published March 7th 1994 by Routledge