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Producing Theory/thinking History. A Gender Diary / Ann Snitow; Historical Perspectives: The Equal Rights Amendment Conflict In The 1920s / Nancy F. Cott; A Conversation About Race And Class / Mary Childers And Bell Hooks; Producing Sex, Theory, And Culture: Gay/straight Remappings In Contemporary Feminism / Katie King-- In Dialogue With. Replacing Feminist Criticism / Peggy Kamuf; The Text's Heroine: A Feminist Critic And Her Fictions / Nancy K. Miller; Parisian Letters: Between Feminism And Deconstruction / Peggy Kamuf And Nancy K. Miller; Deconstructing Equality-versus-difference: Or, The Uses Of Poststructuralist Theory For Feminism / Joan W. Scott; Adjudicating Differences: Conflicts Among Feminist Lawyers / Martha Minow; Conflicts And Tensions In The Feminist Study Of Gender And Science / Helen E. Longino And Evelynn Hammonds; Race, Class, And Psychoanalysis?: Opening Questions / Elizabeth Abel; The Facts Of Fatherhood / Thomas W. Laqueur; Thinking About Fathers / Sara Ruddick; The Woman Warrior Versus The Chinaman Pacific: Must A Chinese American Critic Choose Between Feminism And Heroism? / King-kok Cheung -- Contested Sites. Upping The Anti [sic] In Feminist Theory / Teresa De Lauretis; Split Affinities: The Case Of Interracial Rape / Valerie Smith; Birth Pangs: Conceptive Technologies And The Threat To Motherhood / Michelle Stanworth; Notes Of A Post-sex Wars Theorizer / Carla Freccero; Feminism And Difference: The Perils Of Writing As A Woman On Women In Algeria / Marnia Lazreg; Criticizing Feminist Criticism / Jane Gallop, Marianne Hirsch, And Nancy K. Miller -- Conclusions: Practicing Conflict In Feminist Theory / Marianne Hirsch And Evelyn Fox Keller. Edited By Marianne Hirsch & Evelyn Fox Keller. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. London Available Via World Wide Web. Digitized 2010 Hathitrust Digital Library Committed To Preserve Miaahdl Pda
This collection investigates the inherent tensions, ideological fractures, and diverse perspectives that define the evolution of feminist theory and practice. Editors Evelyn Fox Keller and Marianne Hirsch curate a series of essays that examine how internal disagreements regarding race, class, psychoanalysis, and poststructuralist theory shape the movement. By bringing together scholars from various disciplines, the text argues that conflict is not a sign of failure but a necessary component of intellectual growth within feminist discourse.
What You Will Find
Scholars and students of gender studies frequently cite this volume as a foundational text for understanding the internal debates that characterized late 20th-century feminist theory. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which requires a strong background in critical theory to fully grasp the nuances of the arguments presented.
Page Count:
397
Publication Date:
2015-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0203699068
ISBN-13:
9780203699065