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Introducing Feminism: A Graphic Guide (2010)

by Cathia Jenainati(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1848311214 (ISBN13: 9781848311213)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Icon Books

review 1: As the book title indicates, this is a book to get you started on Feminism. By no means is it an end. I wanted to brush up on the latest developments and revise its history a bit. And that explains why this was my weekend read. It's an interesting take - a graphic almost full length work on a topic of non fiction. But I felt a bit removed from a topic that I care so much about. I can't help but compare with Peter Barry's 'Beginning Theory,' which was a very good survey of -isms of the 21st century. Barry's book comes off better even though Feminism is only one chapter of his book. Jenainati has not gone in depth at all. I suppose it's okay if it is an introduction and a graphic novel - two constraints she must feel keenly while writing this book. I am glad that Chandra Tal... morepade Monhanty and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak are mentioned. But I missed Susan Brownmiller whose 'Against Our Will' was important to the understanding of rape. I think Brownmiller gets one mention, which was a bit underwhelming. What I felt was missing completely was the third wave of Feminism. I'd have liked to know what Jenainati thinks of Caitlin Moran. Since the author comes from an academic background, I expected to know where the author's sympathies lie. Is she is a socialist Feminist, a radical Feminist or a Marxist Feminist? By the end of the book, I am none the wiser. A few drawbacks mar an otherwise fairly good introduction to Feminism.
review 2: The term 'feminism' came into English usage around the 1890s, but women's conscious struggle to resist discrimination and sexist oppression goes much further back. This completely new and updated edition of "Introducing Feminism" surveys the major developments that have affected women's lives from the 17th century to the present day. "Introducing Feminism" is an invaluable reference book for anyone seeking the story of how feminism reconfigured the world for women and men alike.Cathia Jenainati is Associate Professor in English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. Judy Groves is a painter and illustrator. She has illustrated many Introducing titles including Wittgenstein, Plato and Philosophy. less

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