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Social Science Women's Studies

Canadian Woman Studies

An Introductory Reader, 2nd Edition

edited by Andrea Medovarski & Brenda Cranney

Publisher
Inanna Publications & Education Inc.
Initial publish date
Aug 2006
Category
Women's Studies, Gender Studies
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781771330619
    Publish Date
    Oct 2013
    List Price
    $19.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771330602
    Publish Date
    Jul 2015
    List Price
    $39.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780973670967
    Publish Date
    Aug 2006
    List Price
    $39.95

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Canadian Woman Studies: An Introductory Reader, 2nd edition, brings together articles on themes and topics at the forefront of feminist inquiry and research. Compiled of articles previously published in CWS/cf, it offers a unique and historical perspective of feminism as well as provides an excellent introduction to feminist thought in Canada. This volume has been revised and updated to to consider some of the changes that we have witnessed in Canada and elsewhere since the publication of the best-selling first edition in 1999. Recognizing the growing significance of Canadian feminist scholarship, this edition aims to situate Canada within a broader, transnational context. Articles consider the regional, urban, rural, linguistic, demographic and ethnic differences within the nation, as well as the ways women in Canada are impacted by various global factors. Sections include: Feminist Perspectives; Herstories; Differences and Identities; Work/Economy; Policy; Violence; Health; Representations; Activism.

About the authors

Andrea Medovarski is in the English Department at York University, Toronto.

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Brenda Cranney has a Ph.D. in in Sociology from York University and has worked extensively on a variety of women’s issues with numerous NGOs in Canada and India. A scholar, activist, and photographer, she continues to be active in a number of women’s organization and has taught at York University, George Brown and Humber College. She is the author of Local Environment and Lived Experience: The Mountain Women of Himachal Pradesh. Sheila Molloy has been interested in international feminist issues for many years. She has been involved in women’s centres in her neighbourhood, and has a background in public and intergovernmental organizations in the area of education. She speaks and reads English and French, having worked in bilingual environments. She is a long-time supporter of women and a feminist and is an active member of Women for a Just and Healthy Planet.

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