Feminism and Method: Ethnography, Discourse Analysis, and Activist Research

Naples draws on different research topics, such as welfare, poverty, sexual identity, and sexual abuse, to illustrate some of the most salient dilemmas of feminist research: the debate over objectivity, the paradox of discourse, the dilemma of standpoint, and the challenges of activist research. By linking important feminist theoretical debates with case studies, Naples illustrates the strategies she has developed for resolving the challenges posed be postmodern, Third World, postcolonial, and queer studies.

Author: Nancy a. Naples
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05/30/2003
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.38w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780415944496

About the Author

Nancy A. Naples is Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at the University of Connecticut. She has published several books, including Women's Activism andGlobalization, Teaching Feminist Activism, and GrassrootsWarriors, which was a finalist for the C. Wright Mills Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems (all published by Routledge).