Feminist interpretations of Jane Addams
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Feminist interpretations of Jane Addams
(Re-reading the canon)
Pennsylvania State University Press, c2010
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-321) and index
Summary: "A collection of articles that address Jane Addams (1860-1935) in terms of her contribution to feminist philosophy and theory through her work on culture, art, sex, society, religion, and politics"--Provided by publisher
Contents of Works
- Reading Jane Addams in the twenty-first century / Katherine Joslin
- Cultural contradictions : Jane Addams's struggles with the life of art and
- The art of life / Charlene Haddock Seigfried
- Trojan women and devil baby tales : Addams on domestic violence / Marilyn Fischer
- Addams's philosophy of art : feminist aesthetics and moral imagination at Hull House / L. Ryan Musgrave Bonomo
- Sex and the city: Jane Addams confronts prostitution / Victoria Bissell Brown
- Toward a queer social welfare studies : unsettling Jane Addams / Shannon Jackson
- Love on Halsted Street : a contemplation on Jane Addams / Louise W. Knight
- The theology of Jane Addams : religion "seeking its own adjustment" / Eleanor J. Stebner
- Social democracy, cosmopolitan hospitality, and intercivilizational peace : lessons from Jane Addams / Judith M. Green
- Community organizing : Addams and Alinsky / Maurice Hamington
- Examining addams's democratic theory through a postcolonial feminist lens / Judy D. Whipps
- Engendering democracy by socializing it : Jane Addams's contribution to feminist political theorizing / Wendy Sarvasy
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Although Jane Addams's Twenty Years at Hull-House is considered an American classic, her dozen books and hundreds of published articles have sometimes been thought of as quaint examples of an overly optimistic era. Beginning in the 1990s, feminist scholars rediscovered the vitality of Addams's social philosophy and challenged the marginalization of her ideas. Today, following a war-laden twentieth century and the failure of militarism and "get tough" approaches to solve domestic and global problems, Addams's social theorizing, which emphasizes cosmopolitan experiences and sympathetic connections, provides a provocative alternative to Western notions of individualism, transactional relations, and spectator epistemology. Feminist Interpretations of Jane Addams brings together many of the leading Addams scholars in North America to consider Addams's ongoing relevance to feminist thought.
Aside from the editor, the contributors are Victoria Bissell Brown, Marilyn Fischer, Judith M. Green, Shannon Jackson, Katherine Joslin, Louise W. Knight, L. Ryan Musgrave Bonomo, Wendy Sarvasy, Charlene Haddock Seigfried, Eleanor J. Stebner, and Judy D. Whipps.
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Culture and Art
1. Reading Jane Addams in the Twenty-first Century
Katherine Joslin
2. Cultural Contradictions: Jane Addams's Struggles with the Life of Art and the Art of Life
Charlene Haddock Seigfried
3. Trojan Women and Devil Baby Tales: Addams on Domestic Violence
Marilyn Fischer
4. Addams's Philosophy of Art: Feminist Aesthetics and Moral Imagination at Hull House
L. Ryan Musgrave Bonomo
Part 2: Sex and Society
5. Sex and the City: Jane Addams Confronts Prostitution
Victoria Bissell Brown
6. Toward a Queer Social Welfare Studies: Unsettling Jane Addams
Shannon Jackson
7. Love on Halsted Street: A Contemplation on Jane Addams
Louise W. Knight
Part 3: Religion and Politics
8. The Theology of Jane Addams: Religion "Seeking Its Own Adjustment"
Eleanor J. Stebner
9. Social Democracy, Cosmopolitan Hospitality, and Intercivilizational Peace: Lessons from Jane Addams
Judith M. Green
10. Community Organizing: Addams and Alinsky
Maurice Hamington
11. Examining Addams's Democratic Theory Through a Postcolonial Feminist Lens
Judy D. Whipps
12. Engendering Democracy by Socializing It: Jane Addams's Contribution to Feminist Political Theorizing
Wendy Sarvasy
Selected Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index
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