Line Drawings : Defining Women through Feminist Practice /

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At the heart of feminist theory lies the seemingly intractable issue of essentialism. Feminism has thus far failed to transcend critiques of essentialism and currently offers only two inadequate positions against it. One response reifies the category "women," representing the experience of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heyes, Cressida J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2000.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Feminisme.
Feminist theory.
Feminist criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Feminist.
Critique feministe.
Theorie feministe.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledaments
  • Introduction: Philosophy and Purity
  • 1. Essentialism and Anti-Essentialism in Feminist Theory
  • 2. Feminist Method and Generalizing about Women
  • 3. Philosophical Investigations (in a Feminist Voice)
  • 4. "Look and See": Gilligan and Feminist Research
  • 5. Between Theory and Practice: MacKinnon and Feminist Activism
  • Conclusion: "Back to the Rough Ground!"
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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