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Object lessons /

A passionate advocate of identity studies and a keen reader of U.S. institutional politics, Robyn Wiegman turns her attention in Object Lessons to the critical practices and political ambitions of identity-based fields. In a series of case studies drawn from women s studies, queer studies, ethnic st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wiegman, Robyn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2012.
Colección:Next wave (Duke University Press)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A passionate advocate of identity studies and a keen reader of U.S. institutional politics, Robyn Wiegman turns her attention in Object Lessons to the critical practices and political ambitions of identity-based fields. In a series of case studies drawn from women s studies, queer studies, ethnic studies, and American studies, she examines the unspoken belief that better theory will produce progressive social change in order to consider the political desire that fuels current scholarly debate. Her metacritical analysis is neither a defense nor a dismissal of such political commitment but.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 398 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-389) and index.
ISBN:9780822394945
0822394944
1283431203
9781283431200