Gender Justice and the Law: Theoretical Practices of Intersectional Identity - Paperback

by Elaine Wood (Introduction by), John Felipe Acevedo (Contribution by), Lisa Beckmann (Contribution by)

Gender Justice and the Law presents a collection of essays that examines how gender, as a category of identity, must continually be understood in relation to how structures of inequality define and shape its meaning. It asks how notions of "justice" shape gender identity and whether the legal justice system itself privileges notions of gender or is itself gendered. Shaped by politics and policy, Gender Justice essays contribute to understanding how theoretical practices of intersectionality relate to structures of inequality and relations formed as a result of their interaction. Given its theme, the collection's essays examine theoretical practices of intersectional identity at the nexus of "gender and justice" that might also relate to issues of sexuality, race, class, age, and ability.

Author Biography

Elaine Wood is lecturer of women's & gender studies affiliated with the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Gender at Bucknell University.