Bøger udgivet af Women's Press of Canada

Brings together theory and practical application, so that feminist discourse interacts as a partner with the lived experience of women's social action. The selections combine classics in feminist thought with work from modern theorists and offer a solid foundation in international feminism.

Illuminating the unique experiences of women both during and after genocide, JoAnn DiGeorgio-Lutz and Donna Gosbee's edited collection is a vital addition to genocide scholarship. The contributors revisit genocides of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from Armenia in 1915 to Gujarat in 2002, examining the roles of women as victims, witnesses, survivors, and rescuers.

Over 15 years ago, Kim Anderson set out to explore how Indigenous womanhood had been constructed and reconstructed in Canada, weaving her own journey as a Cree/Metis woman with the insights, knowledge, and stories of the forty Indigenous women she interviewed. The result was A Recognition of Being. In this second edition, Anderson revisits her groundbreaking text.

Now in its second edition, this groundbreaking work of literary and cultural criticism analyses representations of Indigenous women in Canadian literature. By deconstructing stereotypical images of the ""Indian princess"" and ""easy squaw"", Janice Acoose calls attention to the racist and sexist depictions of Indigenous women in popular literature.