Feminist Social Theory in Search of Connections

Abstract

The anthology “The Social Positionings of Gender” presents a cross section of current debates in feminist theory. The authors show how authors of classical political and social theory as well as their successors offer plenty of room for criticism, but also promising starting points in the search for appropriate socio-analytic categories. This anthology not only offers a good overview over current theory by connecting different (and at times contradicting) schools of thought, but also inspires to engage in further reading on these issues. What is particularly remarkable about this work is that almost all of the contributions plead for a combination of empirical research and theoretical work, as they consider the inclusion of a historical perspective as fundamental and indispensable for an analysis of gender relations as part of societal developments.