The Routledge International Handbook of Feminisms in Social Work
About this ebook
The book is divided into six parts as follows:
• Decoloniality, Indigeneity and Radical Theorising
• Feminist Social Work in Fields of Practice
• Academy and Feminist Research
• The Politics of Care
• Allyship, Profeminisms and Queer Perspectives
• Social Movements, Engaging with the Environment and the More-than-Human
The above sections present the diverse feminisms that have influenced social work which provides a range of engaging, informative and thought-provoking chapters. These chapters highlight that feminists still face the battle of working towards ending gender-based violence, discrimination, exploitation and oppression, and therefore it is urgent that we feature the many contemporary examples of activism, resistance, best practice and opportunities to emphasise the different ways feminisms remain central to social work knowledge and practice.
It will be of interest to all scholars and students of social work and related disciplinary areas including the social and human sciences, global and social politics and policy, human rights, environmental and sustainability programmes, citizenship and women’s studies.
About the author
Carolyn Noble, PhD, is a former Associate Dean and Foundation Professor of Social Work at Australian College of Applied Professions in Sydney, Australia.
Shahana Rasool, PhD, is a Professor and Head of the Social Work Department at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Linda Harms-Smith, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Gianinna Muñoz-Arce, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Director of the University of Chile Department of Social Work.
Donna Baines, PhD, is a Professor and Former Director of the University of British Columbia School of Social Work, Vancouver, Canada.
