Postscript: Feminist Legal Theory in the 21st Century

Margaret Thornton
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Margaret Thornton: ANU College of Law, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia

Laws, 2020, vol. 9, issue 3, 1-4

Abstract: This editorial takes the form of a short postscript to a special issue of Laws published in 2019–20. It shows how feminist legal theory (FLT), a corollary of second wave feminism, was initially embraced by law schools but soon subjected to a backlash. FLT was nevertheless able to turn around the negative discourse of post-feminism to show that the “post” can mean not just the end but a new beginning. The Special Issue attests to the resurgence of FLT in the 21st century.

Keywords: feminist legal theory; backlash; post-feminism; 21st century (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D78 E61 E62 F13 F42 F68 K0 K1 K2 K3 K4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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