Lemieux Library: Women, Gender &amp; Sexuality Studies: Theory

Reference Books

The Blackwell guide to feminist philosophy
Call Number: HQ1190 .B575 2007
ISBN: 0631224289
Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories
ISBN: 0415132746
Handbook of Feminist Research by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber (Editor)
ISBN: 1412980593
Publication Date: 2011-10-31

Journals which Focus on Feminist Theory

Hypatia, a Journal of Feminist Philosophy
Started in 1986, Hypatia is a scholarly journal which intersects philosophy and women's studies
Differences
Published by Indiana U, this articles in this journal join feminist analysis with cultural studies
Feminist Theory
Started in 2000, this journal has articles which focus on critical analysis within feminism
Signs: a Journal of Women of Culture and Society
Explores theories and methodologies from a feminist perspective with articles which cover many disciplines

Databases

Gender Studies Database This link opens in a new window
Gender Studies Database combines Women’s Studies International and Men’s Studies databases with the coverage of sexual diversity issues. GSD covers the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia. This database includes more than 921,000 records with coverage spanning from 1972 and earlier to the present.
Gender Studies Database combines Womens Studies International and Mens Studies databases with the coverage of sexual diversity issues. GSD covers the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia. Source documents include professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers, theses & dissertations and other sources. Several thousand links to freely available and indexed full-text articles and documents on the Web are available, including carefully selected and important Websites
SocINDEX with/Full Text This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive sociology research database with coverage of not only sociology, but also anthropology, criminal justice, economic development, ethnic and racial studies, gender studies, social psychology, social work, substance abuse and other areas. It provides indexing for more than 600 journals with full text available for more than 300 journals.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
The MLA International Bibliography is a comprehensive database for books, academic journals, dissertations and websites published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920s.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Provides citations and abstracts of journal articles, books, dissertations and reports in the field of psychology and other related fields.

Web Sites

Feminist Theory Website
"The Feminist Theory Website has three parts: 1) various fields within feminist theory; 2) different national / ethnic feminisms; and 3) individual feminists."
Making Face, Making Soul, A Chicana Feminist Website
" This site contains a variety of resources ranging from short biographies of Chicanas, to Chicana poetry and literature, cultural resources, academic resources, otras chicanas on the 'net, and more... "
Black American Feminisms
Voice of the Shuttle: Women Studies & Feminist Theory