Feminism and the Politics of Reading is the first major work to theorize the processes and practices of reading within a gendered context. Looking at what it is to be a self-conscious feminist reader, and at what happens when that feminism is off-duty, Lynne Pearce engages with a wide range of literary and visual texts to explore the complex personal and political implications of what we do every time we read.
Feminism and the Politics of Reading is the first major work to theorize the processes and practices of reading within a gendered context. Looking at what it is to be a self-conscious feminist reader, and at what happens when that feminism is off-duty, Lynne Pearce engages with a wide range of literary and visual texts to explore the complex personal and political implications of what we do every time we read.