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FEMINIST PRAXIS Research, Theory and Epistemology in Feminist Sociology Edited by Liz Stanley ROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS: FEMINIST THEORY ROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS: FEMINIST THEORY FEMINIST PRAXIS FEMINIST PRAXIS Research, Theory and Epistemology in Feminist Sociology Edited by LIZ STANLEY Volume 13 Routledge Taylor &. Francis Group LONDON AND NEW YORK First published in 1990 This edition first published in 2013 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 1990 Liz Stanley All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 978-0-415-53401-7 (Set) eISBN: 978-0-203-08796-1 (Set) ISBN: 978-0-415-63513-4 (Volume 13) eISBN: 978-0-203-09402-0 (Volume 13) Publisher’s Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this reprint but points out that some imperfections in the original copies may be apparent. Disclaimer The publisher has made every effort to trace copyright holders and would welcome correspondence from those they have been unable to trace. Feminist Praxis Feminist social scientists often find that carrying feminism into practice in their research is neither easy nor straightforward. Designed precisely with feminist researchers in mind, Feminist Praxis gives detailed analytic accounts of particular examples of feminist research, showing how feminist epistemology can translate into concrete feminist research practices. The contributors, all experts in their field, give practical examples of feminist research processes, covering colonialism, child-minding, gay men, feminist social work, cancer, working with young girls using drama, Marilyn Monroe, statistics – even the writing and reading of research accounts. These detailed accounts are located in relation to the position of feminism and of women generally in the academic world, and looked at in the light of discussions, debates, and controversies about feminist methodology across several disciplines. Feminist Praxis is unique in combining theoretical discussion of feminist methodology with detailed accounts of practical research processes. This blend of the practical and the theoretical will make it an invaluable text for feminists carrying out research at all levels, and it will also appeal to those interested in the relationship between theory, method, and feminist epistemology. Feminist Praxis Research, Theory and Epistemology in Feminist Sociology Edited by Liz Stanley London and New York First published 1990 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge a division of Routledge, Chapman and Hall, Inc. 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 © 1990 Liz Stanley Typeset by LaserScript Limited, Mitcham, Surrey Printed and bound in Great Britain by Mackays of Chatham PLC, Chatham, Kent All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Feminist praxis: research, theory and epistemology in feminist sociology 1. Feminism I. Stanley, Liz, 1947- 305.4'2 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Feminist praxis: research, theory, and epistemology in feminist sociology / (ed.), Liz Stanley. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. 1. Women's studies–Methodology. 2. Feminist–Research–Methodology. I. Stanley, Liz, 1947– HQ1180.F46 1990 305.42'072–dc20 89–24200 CIP ISBN 0-415-04186-4 ISBN 0-415-04202-X (pbk) What is a literary critic, a black woman critic, a black feminist literary critic? The adjectives mount up, defining, qualifying, the activity. How does one distinguish them? The need to articulate a theory, to categorize the activities is a good part of the activity itself to the point where I wonder how we ever get around to doing anything else. What do these categories tell anyone about my method? ... I'm irked, weighed down by Foucault's library as tiers of books written on epistemology, ontology and technique peer down at me. Can one theorize effectively about an evolving process? Are the labels informative or primarily a way of nipping the question in the bud? What are the philosophical assumptions behind my praxis? I think how the articulation of a theory is a gathering place, sometimes a point of rest as the process rushes on, insisting that you follow .... 'But I do have fun doing this,'... though, humbled again by the terror of the blank page in front of me, it's a mystery to me why. Barbara Christian (1985) Black Feminist Criticism, New York: Pergamon, pp. x, xi and xv.
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