1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«This book explores the evolution of Italian and Québec feminisms from the mid-1960s until the mid-1980s, focusing on their political activism, their attempts at creative theorizing, and their relationship with a diversity of struggles stemming from the existing social and political scenes.» (p. 3-4)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«This book relies mainly on information gathered from feminist journals and periodicals as well as group documents […] found in feminist archives and documentation centres in Québec and Italian cities.» (p. 21)

Type de traitement des données :
Réflexion critique

3. Résumé

«From the mid-1960s to the mid-80s, feminist activism in North America and Europe reached its peak. But responses to the issues and ideas that animated feminism were by no means homogeneous. Frontiers of Feminism combines feminist materialism and social movement theories to explore the principal ideological concerns of Québécois and Italian feminists, including Marxism, nationalism, Third World liberation discourse, and counter-cultural narratives. Identifying the convergences in and differences between these themes, [the author] reveals the synergy between feminism and the left, especially the New Left, and highlights the influence of American and French women’s movements on those in Québec and Italy. By revisiting struggles such as the right to abortion, health and sexuality, wages for housework, and the quest for autonomy from masculine thought, Frontiers of Feminism brings new insights to the recent history of feminist movements and an international perspective to major themes, strategies, and modes of organizing.» (quatrième de couverture)