My Most Favorite, Totally Idiosyncratic, Feminist Philosophy Books

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My Most Favorite, Totally Idiosyncratic, Feminist Philosophy Books

Adams, Carol J. The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory. Continuum, 1990.
Adams explores the intersections of feminism, vegetarianism, and animal rights, arguing that patriarchal oppression of women and the exploitation of animals are deeply linked. She critiques the objectification and commodification of female bodies, drawing parallels with the consumption of meat. Written at a time when vegetarians where pretty far out there, this is still pretty groundbreaking in the line of thinking it lays out.

Braidotti, Rosi. Nomadic Subjects: Embodiment and Sexual Difference in Contemporary Feminist Theory. Columbia University Press, 1994.
Braidotti develops the concept of "nomadic subjectivity" as a feminist framework to challenge fixed identities and boundaries. She argues for fluid and shifting identities, particularly in relation to gender and embodiment, to resist the constraints of traditional bin…