Book · 1988 · Employment
Gender and the politics of history
Why people recommend it
Gender and the Politics of History by Joan Wallach Scott is a prominent scholarly work exploring how gender shapes historical processes and analytical categories. Kristin Godsey discussed the book on The Ezra Klein Show during the episode titled What Communes and Other Radical Experiments in Living Together Reveal, which was released on June 9, 2023. As her third recommendation during the conversation, Kristin Godsey highlighted the profound impact the text had on her intellectual development, noting that reading it when she was a graduate student many years prior completely broke her brain in a transformative way. Her endorsement underscored the book's capacity to challenge conventional historical frameworks and deeply influence scholars navigating the intersection of gender studies and historiography. Listeners tuning into the podcast heard firsthand how foundational this particular academic study can be for those rethinking traditional political history through a feminist lens, making it a memorable highlight among the podcast recommendations shared on that day.
Who recommended it
- Kristin Godsey Recommended
Kristin Godsey — 2 mentions
“and then the third book is gender in the politics of History by Joan Wallach Scott Who as a grad student many years ago kind of broke my brain”
“and then the third book is gender in the politics of History by Joan Wallach Scott Who as a grad student many years ago kind of broke my brain”