Crossley co-edits 11th edition of textbook "Feminist Frontiers"
Alison Dahl Crossley, executive director of the Clayman Institute, joined a team of co-editors in producing the 11th edition of Feminist Frontiers: Readings on Gender, Sexuality, and Society (Bloomsbury). Co-editors of this update to a classic gender studies text are Verta Taylor, Leila J. Rupp, and Nancy E. Whittier.
Taylor co-edited the first edition in 1983, and Feminist Frontiers became a standard in the gender studies field, particularly in college classrooms. Feminist Frontiers is an intersectional and interdisciplinary introduction to the field of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. Featuring both classic readings and cutting-edge feminist writings on urgent and timely topics, it offers a comprehensive framework for analyzing gender, society, and culture.
The book is organized into seven parts and opens with the foundations of feminism, including definitions of gender and sex, the concept of privilege, and the complexities of intersectional feminist research. Next, Feminist Frontiers introduces students to key readings in culture and socialization; sex, families, and relationships; bodies; work; violence; and closes with a set of readings on feminist activism.
“Gender, sexuality, and feminism are lightning rods today,” said Crossley, “from funding cuts to policy changes, to the erosion of bodily autonomy, this is an urgent and unprecedented moment. Feminist Frontiers provides feminist perspectives and gender research to help readers understand our rapidly changing world.”
New readings in this edition include those about current attacks on women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ communities; white masculinity in the men’s rights movement; the impact of the Dobbs decision; and the trad wife phenomenon. The book combines research articles with shorter essays and other writings from academics and well-known feminist intellectuals, including Sara Ahmed, Roxane Gay, and Tressie McMillan Cottom.
This edition includes scholars with Clayman Institute affiliations, including chapters authored by Fatima Suarez (former postdoctoral fellow), Emily Carian (former graduate dissertation fellow), Susan Stryker (distinguished visitor), and Alison Dahl Crossley (executive director).
