Feminist Theory: Two Conversations

This volume brings together top articles on feminist political theory published in Contemporary Political Theory. With chapters on topics like abortion, the legacies of individual thinkers, and the role of care, the authors contribute varied but timely perspectives to the study of gender and politics. This curated selection of recent contributions from Contemporary Political Theory presents two conversations that have emerged among feminists who have published there. One records a variety of views about “Feminist Classics, Genres, Contestations,” and the other presents a provocative focus on “Feminist Lives, Desires, Futures.” Readers will find feminist voices in articles, Critical Exchanges, and exceptional book reviews, notable for both the authors and reviewers in dialogue there. An Editor’s Introduction, and specially written Epilogue, introduce and reflect on the content. Readers will enjoy the careful, imaginative engagements in this volume – political and intellectual – as they think along conversationally with the feminists in this collection. Terrell Carver is Professor of Political Theory at the University of Bristol, UK. He has been co-editor-in-chief of Contemporary Political Theory since 2010.