''Feminist Formations'' is a
peer-reviewed academic journal
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established in 1988 as the ''NWSA Journal'' (also known as the ''
National Women's Studies Association
The National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) is an organization founded in 1977, made up of scholars and practitioners in the field of women's studies also known as women's and gender studies, feminist studies, and related names in the 21st c ...
Journal''); the name was changed beginning with the Spring 2010 issue. It publishes
interdisciplinary and multicultural feminist scholarship in
women's,
gender, and sexuality studies linking
feminist theory
Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical, fictional, or philosophical discourse. It aims to understand the nature of gender inequality. It examines women's and men's social roles, experiences, interests, chores, and femin ...
with teaching and
activism. In addition to its essays focusing on
feminist scholarship and its reviews of books, the journal regularly publishes special issues focused on topics especially important in the field of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies and also features vibrant cover art and poetry and cutting-edge feminist artists and poets. The journal is edited by
Patti Duncan, a professor of Women, Gender, and
Sexuality Studies at
Oregon State University
Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It has the 10th largest engineering c ...
,
and is published three times per year by the
Johns Hopkins University Press.
See also
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Women's studies
Women's studies is an academic field that draws on feminist and interdisciplinary methods to place women's lives and experiences at the center of study, while examining social and cultural constructs of gender; systems of privilege and oppress ...
References
External links
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www.feministformations.org*
''Feminist Formations''at
Project MUSE
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Publications established in 1988
Sociology journals
English-language journals
Triannual journals
Johns Hopkins University Press academic journals
Feminist journals
Women's studies journals
Queer theory
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