The child as a feminist figuration: Toward a politics of privilege

Feminist Theory

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-53

  Castaòeda, Claudia ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agency; body; childhood; feminist theory; subject

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993746859     PISSN: 14647001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14647000122229361     Document Type: Article

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