Through Feminist Eyes Essays on Canadian Women‘s History by Joan Sangster 9781926836188

Through Feminist Eyes gathers in one volume the most incisiveand insightful essays written to date by the distinguished Canadianhistorian Joan Sangster. To the original essays, Sangster has addedextensive introductory discussions that situate her earlier work in thecontext of developing theory and debate. Sangster has also supplied anintroduction to the collection in which she reflects on the themes andtheoretical orientations that have shaped the writing of women’shistory over the past thirty years. Approaching her subject matter froman array of interpretive frameworks that engage questions of gender,class, colonialism, politics, and labour, Sangster explores the livedexperience of women in a variety of specific historical settings. In sodoing, she sheds new light on issues that have sparked much debateamong feminist historians and offers a thoughtful overview of theevolution of women’s history in Canada.Joan Sangster sheds new light on issues that have sparked much debate among feminist historians.About the AuthorJoan Sangster is professor of women’s studies andhistory at Trent University, where she also teaches at the Frost Centrefor Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. Her many publicationsinclude Transforming Labour: Women and Work in Postwar Canadaand Girl Trouble: Female Delinquency in English Canada.Book InformationISBN 9781926836188Author Joan SangsterFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint AU PressPublisher AU PressWeight(grams) 660g