Book Review: Third-Wave Feminism: A Critical Exploration

Empowerment and Sport Feminism: A Critical Analysis

The idea that sport and physical activity empower women is common, perpetuated by sources as diverse as the popular media and feminist scholars. But not only is empowerment a notoriously under-theorised concept, it is especially problematic when applied to physical activity. While sport may appear to endow power (by helping women increase their confidence and self-esteem), organised physical ac...

Critical Thinking by Alec Fisher (Book Review)

Disciplinary “Moratorium”: Post-Colonial Studies, Third Wave Feminism, and Development Studies

This paper explores some similarities between Feminism, especially intersectionality theory, Post-colonial studies, and Participatory Alternative Development. While the three fields deal with different subject matters they have commonalities such as methodology, historical development, and activism. The three fields have as their goal, not only the accumulation of knowledge but also to strive f...

Introduction: Harvesting our Strengths: Third Wave Feminism and Womenâ•Žs Studies

Anti-Essentialism, Sexual Agency and Third-Wave Feminism: Approaches to Contemporary Legal Theory

A group of established feminist legal scholars are translating third-wave ideas and methodologies into a vibrant legal theory. These scholars do not acknowledge explicitly the influence of third-wave feminism, but they embrace its theoretical commitments as they attempt to redefine the relationship between feminism and the law. This paper explores three works in particular: Janet Halley’s book,...