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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Predicate Object
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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