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"Feminist studies is an expression of the theoretical and interdisciplinary underpinnings of women's and gender studies. It is a diverse and ever-changing field that is contoured by the goal of understanding and theorizing the ways that social life is organized by complex "relations of ruling" that shape "everyday life" (Smith 1990). These are manifest within social, political, cultural, and economic institutions, social media, and everyday interactions. While feminist studies has a long history, it became institutionalized in academia beginning in the 1970s, through courses offered in different disciplines like English, History, Sociology, or Anthropology before Women's Studies programs were established and interdisciplinary courses developed. The presence and expression of Feminist Studies varies within disciplines and interdisciplines, and across regions, as demonstrated by the authors of the twenty-four chapters in this Companion. This chapter provides an overview of the Companion to Feminist Studies that is organized around three different dimensions that are key components of the field: Feminist Epistemologies and Its Discontents, Methodological Diversity, and Feminist Praxis"--

"This chapter traces the development of sexology since its foundation in the second part of the 19th century through today. It also gives an overview of social scientific and historical research on sexology. It stresses the transnational character of sexology and draws on examples from multiple cultural contexts, taking into consideration various aspects of the development of sexology. Firstly, in examining the relation between sexology and the state, it asks if sexology is a tool in the hands of power to manage its subjects, or if it could serve as a space of resistance against the state. Secondly, it traces the connection between sexology and the process of constructing the other, especially the racial other in the colonial context. Thirdly, it looks at the production of sexological knowledge and points to the agency of sexological patients in this process. Next, in showing ambivalence around sexology and progress, it asks if sexology brings sexual liberation, or if it is rather a conservative force. The chapter concludes with a discussion about new developments in sexology, namely the invention of Viagra and its consequences"--

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Editors -- Editor -- Managing Editor -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Changing Field of Women's and Gender Studies -- Part I Introduction -- Part II The Diversity of Academic Fields and Institutional Formations -- Part III Science, Health, and Psychology -- Part IV Culture -- Part V Politics, Economics, and the Environment -- Part VI Social Movements -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Part II Diversity of Academic Fields and Institutional Formations -- Chapter 2 Women's Studies -- Introduction -- Case 1: Women's Studies in the United States -- Case 2: Women's Studies in Turkey -- Case 3: South Korea -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Gender Studies -- Gender Studies in Historical and Comparative Perspectives -- Precursors to Gender Studies -- Gender Scholarship During the Antislavery and Women's Suffrage Movements -- The Development of Gender Studies in the Social Sciences -- The Feminist Turn in Gender Literature -- Academic Feminism is Born -- Gender Studies and Gender Theory -- Intersectional Developments -- Queer Theory and the Categorical Challenge -- Cultural Logics and Status Expectations -- The Current State of Gender Theory: Multidimensional Frameworks -- Conclusion: Gender Studies and Gender Change -- References -- Chapter 4 Masculinities Studies -- Introduction -- Frameworks for Men's and Masculinities Studies -- Masculinities by Type -- Masculinity in Global Perspective -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Trans Studies -- Early Chronologies -- The Case of Agnes -- Mobilizations, 1960s-1980s -- Difference and Deviance -- Trans Rights: A Human Rights Issue -- Transfeminism -- In Closing -- Note -- References -- Part III Science, Health, and Psychology -- Chapter 6 Science, Technology, and Gender -- Introduction.

"In the current historical moment borders have taken on heightened material and symbolic significance, shaping identities and the social and political landscape. "Borders"--defined broadly to include territorial dividing lines as well as sociocultural boundaries--have become increasingly salient sites of struggle over social belonging and cultural and material resources. How do contemporary activists navigate and challenge these borders? What meanings do they ascribe to different social, cultural and political boundaries, and how do these meanings shape the strategies in which they engage? Moreover, how do these social movements confront internal borders based on the differences that emerge within social change initiatives? Border Politics, edited by Nancy A. Naples and Jennifer Bickham Mendez, explores these important questions through eleven carefully selected case studies situated in geographic contexts around the globe. By conceptualizing struggles over identity, social belonging and exclusion as extensions of border politics, the authors capture the complex ways in which geographic, cultural, and symbolic dividing lines are blurred and transcended, but also fortified and redrawn. This volume notably places right-wing and social justice initiatives in the same analytical frame to identify patterns that span the political spectrum. Border Politics offers a lens through which to understand borders as sites of diverse struggles, as well as the strategies and practices used by diverse social movements in today's globally interconnected world. Contributors: Phillip Ayoub, Renata Blumberg, Yvonne Braun, Moon Charania, Michael Dreiling, Jennifer Johnson, Jesse Klein, Andrej Kurnik, Sarah Maddison, Duncan McDuie-Ra, Jennifer Bickham Mendez, Nancy A. Naples, David Paternotte, Maple Razsa, Raphi Rechitsky, Kyle Rogers, Deana Rohlinger, Cristina Sanidad, Meera Sehgal, Tara Stamm, Michelle Te;llez"--