Throwing Like A Girl – And Other Essays In Feminist Philosophy And Social Theory

Feminist social theory and female body experience are the twin themes ofIris Marion Young's twelve outstanding essays written over the past decade andbrought together here. Her contributions to social theory raise critical questionsabout women and citizenship, the relations of capitalism and women's oppression, andthe differences between a feminist theory that emphasizes women's difference and onethat assumes a gender-neutral humanity. Loosely following aphenomenological method of description, Young's essays on female embodiment discussfemale movement, pregnancy, clothing, and the breasted body. In an introduction thatsituates her work in the context of shifts in feminist theory and politics over thepast decade, Young emphasizes the rootedness of her theorizing in a dedicated andseasoned political activism.