Full Description
This book is about feminism, its critics, and its possible directions for change. The nine chapters raise questions about theories of sexual difference, power, justice and history. A central theme concerns the prospects for combining feminist with other, non-feminist, political perspectives.
Contents
Preface
Lynda BURNS: Introduction
Part One: Responding to Challenges
Iris Marion YOUNG: The Complexities of Coalition
Alison M. JAGGAR: Whose Politics? Who's Correct?
Chris BEASLEY: Speaking of Feminism . . . What Are We Arguing About?
Part Two: Rethinking Feminist Alliances
Jenna THOMPSON: The Purposes of Politics: A Feminist Inquiry
Lisa FEATHERSTONE: Foucault, Feminism, and History
Jacqui BROAD, KAREN GREEN, HELEN PROSSER: Emasculating Metaphor: Whither the Maleness of Reason?
Susan DUGGIN, JASON PUDSEY: Care Ethics, Power and Feminist Socioanalysis
Narelle LYDEAMORE: Pornography and Power
Marguerite La CAZE: Splitting the Difference: Between Young and Fraser on Identity Politics
Bibliography
About the Author
Index
