Critical terms for the study of gender, C.R.StimpsonG.Herdt The University of Chicago Press (2014), 557, (ISBN 978-0-226-77481-7)

Critical Terms for the Study of Gender edited by Catharine R. Stimpson and Gilbert Herdt is an unusual kind of glossary. More than a simple vocabulary, the book is a real guide through the complex world of gender related debates. The book aims to provide the reader with the essential knowledge about twenty-one terms recurring in gender studies. The contemporary discussion about gender, its constitution and its influence on subjectivities, transcends the borders of gender studies, feminist studies or women's studies. It entangles and overlaps with the research in postcolonial studies, social sciences, legal studies and political science.