Gender and the Politics of History

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Gender and the Politics of History is a landmark feminist historiographical work by Joan W. Scott that reshaped the study of history by theorizing gender as a primary category of historical analysis.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
feminist historiographical work ⓘ
academicDiscipline feminist studies ⓘ
gender studies ⓘ
history ⓘ
women's studies ⓘ
argues gender is a primary way of signifying relationships of power ⓘ
historians must analyze gender to understand historical processes ⓘ
author Joan W. Scott ⓘ
critiques traditional historical methodologies that ignore gender ⓘ
describedAs foundational text in gender history ⓘ
landmark work in feminist historiography ⓘ
focusesOn construction of gender in historical narratives ⓘ
relationship between gender and power ⓘ
theory of gender as a category of analysis ⓘ
genre feminist scholarship ⓘ
history ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn cultural history ⓘ
feminist historiography ⓘ
gender history ⓘ
social history ⓘ
hasPart essays on gender and historical practice ⓘ
impact contributed to institutionalization of gender history as a field ⓘ
encouraged critical reflection on historical objectivity ⓘ
promoted analysis of language and discourse in historical writing ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject feminist theory ⓘ
gender ⓘ
historiography ⓘ
notableFor influencing debates on poststructuralist approaches to history ⓘ
reshaping the study of history through gender analysis ⓘ
relatedConcept feminist historiography ⓘ
gender as a category of historical analysis ⓘ
poststructuralism ⓘ
power and discourse ⓘ
targetAudience feminist scholars ⓘ
historians ⓘ
students of gender studies ⓘ
students of women's history ⓘ
theoreticalContribution theorizes gender as a primary category of historical analysis ⓘ
usedIn university courses in feminist theory ⓘ
university courses in gender studies ⓘ
university courses in history ⓘ

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Joan W. Scott → notableWork → Gender and the Politics of History ⓘ
Knowledge, Power, and Academic Freedom → relatedWorkOfAuthor → Gender and the Politics of History ⓘ