{"product_id":"speaking-of-gender-edited-by-elaine-showalter","title":"'Speaking of Gender' edited by Elaine Showalter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a5d7430-35d8-83ec-8537-639937f3e813-9\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a5d7430-35d8-83ec-8537-639937f3e813-9\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a5d7430-35d8-83ec-8537-639937f3e813-9\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-20\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-15 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1c3b9002-76de-40e1-b2e0-1b2c710d23c4\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"659\"\u003ePublished in 1989, \u003cem data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"86\"\u003eSpeaking of Gender\u003c\/em\u003e gathers essays from a moment when feminist criticism was moving beyond the recovery of neglected women writers towards something a bit more broad. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"659\"\u003eShowalter’s selection brings together critics including Patricia Parker, Barbara Johnson, Valerie Smith, Susan Stanford Friedman and Peter Schwenger, moving across childbirth metaphors, masculinity, race, androgyny, sexuality and the gendered assumptions buried inside supposedly neutral acts of reading. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"1263\"\u003eThe collection is especially useful as a snapshot of feminist literary theory before “gender studies” settled into an institutional category of its own. Some arguments now feel historically situated—particularly where sex and gender remain more binary than later theory would permit—but the central method remains alive: treat gender not as a theme added to literature, but as something shaping its language, metaphors and claims to authority. A strong book for readers interested in feminist criticism, embodiment and the intellectual history of literary studies. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1441\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst edition. Routledge, 1989 paperback. Good condition with moderate cover rubbing, edge and corner wear, and occasional pencil marks to the margins.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45849896452179,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-07-22T082108.994.png?v=1784672491","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/speaking-of-gender-edited-by-elaine-showalter","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}