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Everywhere and nowhere : contemporary feminism in the United States / Jo Reger

Reger, Jo,i1962- [Verfasser]

New York : Oxford University Press, 2011

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource

Includes bibliographical references and index

978-0-19-986200-9 ; 0-19-986200-1 ; 1-280-59539-6 ; 978-1-280-59539-4 ; 978-0-19-986199-6

 

USA  Feminismus  Geschichte 1960-2012 

Challenging the idea that feminism in the United States is dead or in decline, Everywhere and Nowhere examines the contours of contemporary feminism. Through a nuanced investigation of three feminist communities, Jo Reger shows how contemporary feminists react to the local environment currently shaping their identities, tactics, discourse, and relations with other feminist generations. By moving the analysis to the community level, Reger illustrates how feminism is simultaneously absent from the national, popular culture--"nowhere"--And diffused into the foundations of American cultu.